howdy sir friendly-fenix! very ghoulish! lol. Well, the severed heads on the poles were the Indians that killed his wife and child so that was revenge. Putting the heads on the stakes was a terrifying message to them and also a declaration of war, not just as decorations. But for the murder of his family i don't think that's out of line. I know some people would disagree and some would think that was too light a punishment.

The soup is a big question mark for me. I don't know if they made it taste extra bad for him or like you said, he just wasn't used to it. But he expected bugs and such things in it because he knew from stories that they liked to watch the reactions of white men when they fed them garbage like that. Or what whites would consider garbage..like I said the intention is unclear to me. lol. thanks so much for your thoughtful comments and that very unique and interesting image!