had to yield.

The big chair was put in the middle of the room, and the little girls
got in. Chris sat up on the arms to be the driver, and they started off
for California. After travelling some time night set in, and the
emigrants got out, and pitched a tent and made preparations for cooking
supper: little bits of paper were torn up and put into the miniature
pots and kettles, and the children were busy stirring them round with a
stick for a spoon, when the terrible war-whoop rang in their ears, and
from under the bed and behind the furniture jumped out the five little
negroes.

The travellers ran in every direction, and the Injuns after them. Diddie
hid in the wardrobe, and Mammy covered Tot up in the middle of the bed;
Chris turned the chip-box over and tried to get under it, but the fierce
savages dragged her out, and she was soon tied hand and foot; Dumps
jumped into the clothes-basket, and Aunt Milly threw a blanket over her,
but Frances had such keen little eyes that she soon spied her and
captured her at once.

Then a wild yell was sounded, and Polly and Dilsey pounced upon Tot, who
had become tired of lying still, and was wriggling about so that she had
been discovered; and now all the travellers were captured except Diddie.
The Injuns looked everywhere for her in vain.

"She mus' er gone up fru de chimbly, like Marse Santion Claws," said
Agnes; and Diddie thought that was so funny that she giggled outright,
and in a moment the wardrobe was opened and she was also taken prisoner.
Then the four little captives were laid on their backs, and Polly
scalped them with a clothes-brush for a tomahawk.