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.