The story begins with a dialogue between Three Basket, a sixty-year-old Indian, and another Indian named Louis Berry. They are going to look for the slave of their recently deceased chief, whom they call "the Man," Issetibbeha. They do not expect to find the slave there; they do not approve of slavery, because they say the slaves "are like nothing in this sensible world. Nothing contents them save sweat. They are worse tThe story begins with a dialogue between Three Basket, a sixty-year-old Indian, and another Indian named Louis Berry. They are going to look for the slave of their recently deceased chief, whom they call "the Man," Issetibbeha. They do not expect to find the slave there; they do not approve of slavery, because they say the slaves "are like nothing in this sensible world.The story begins with a dialogue between Three Basket, a sixty-year-old Indian, and another Indian named Louis Berry. They are going to look for the slave of their recently deceased chief, whom they call "the Man," Issetibbeha. They do not expect to find the slave there; they do not approve of slavery, because they say the slaves "are like nothing in this sensible world. Nothing contents them save sweat. They are worse than the white people." They do not like slavery because they are annoyed by the black slaves; however, they recognize their value in terms of trade with white people. The reader also learns in this first conversation that the Indians are cannibalistic.
Nothing contents them save sweat. They are worse than the white people." They do not like slavery because they are annoyed by the black slaves; however, they recognize their value in terms of trade with white people. The reader also learns in this first conversation that the Indians are cannibalistic.
han the white people." They do not like slavery because they are annoyed by the black slaves; however, they recognize their value in terms of trade with white people. The reader also learns in this first...