Personal Narrative: Life On The Frontier

My father, Chingachgook, my brother, Uncas, and I were visiting our friends on the Frontier. Life on the frontier was hard, and days were constantly filled with fear and hard work. People living on the frontier grew their own food, and lived in log cabins. The French and the Indians constantly would attack because they wanted everyone to fear them. While we were on the frontier, we learned that John, the father of the frontier families, did not want to volunteer in the war because he feared Indians would attack his family. The next day, my companions and I were hunting in the woods when we heard loud screams from afar. When we got to the source of the screams, British troops, along with Colonel Munro ‘s two daughters, Cora and Alice, had been

However, the fort was not doing well and the British were quickly being overtaken. The next day, the Marquis de Montcalm called a meeting. He was one of the major French generals during the battle, and in 1756 he was named commander of all French forces in New France. He knew the British would lose so he offered Colonel Munro a deal. He declared that the British abandon the fort and can return to their homes without getting hurt or taken in as prisoners. Colonel Munro accepted the deal knowing that there were slim chances of the British actually winning. As we were retreating back home, we experienced an unexpected Indian attack lead by the evil Huron Indian Magua. Although terrified, I knew I had to fight alongside my fellow British soldiers and protect Colonel Munro’s daughters. Unfortunately, Colonel Munro was brutally killed by Magua. However, Cora, Alice, and I had managed to barely escape the scene fast and unwounded in canoes. We traveled down the river, and let the canoes go down the waterfall while we snuck into a hidden cave. We believed that Magua and the other Huron Indians would not find us. Unfortunately, they were able to track us down in the cave where