Well you know he might die down the road somewhere in the hands of English speaking strangers after telling the story, passing down his legendary legacy... Even though this Sam is portraid as a hero in this tale he seamed quite ruthless with the "scull on pole" decorations around his cabin and such, reminds me of these illustrations of "Vasilisa at the Hut of Baba Yaga,"
by Russian artist Ivan Bilibin.
image source wikipedia, image status public domain
Must habe been a quite frightening place to encounter for the local natives, no wonder they came with quite a big posse to capture him...
Im also curious about the soup, Im wondering if he was given some kind of Pemmican soup, probably would have tasted weird to stranger...
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RE: Captured by Blackfeet: Part 3