acid evil, and in that period I must no doubt have displeased the Great Spirit; I sincerely implore pardon of him. But every time I have Percéived that a thing was bad, I have at once banished it from my heart. I do not remember ever in my life to have deliberately offended the Great Spirit." Are there in our Europe many Christians who could give this testimony of themselves?
I was not able to discover among these people the slightest blameworthy act, unless it was their gambling, in which they often venture everything they possess. These games were unanimously abolished, as soon as I had explained to them that they were contrary to the commandment of God, saying: " Ye shall not covet anything that is your neigh
bor's." They are scrupulously honest in their buying and selling; they have never been accused of having committed a theft; everything that is found is taken to the lodge of the chief, who cries the articles and returns theca to the owner. Slander is unknown even among the women; lying is hateful
to them beyond anything else. They fear, they say, to offend God, and that is why they have only one heart, and they abhor a " forked tongue;" a liar. Quarrels and fits of rage are severely punished. No one suffers without his brothers interesting themselves in his trouble and coming to his succor; accordingly, they have no orphans among them. They are polite, always of a jovial humor, very hospitable,
and helpful to one another in their duties. Their lodges are always open to any one; they do not so much as know the use of keys and locks. One single man, by the influence which he has justly acquired by his bravery in fight and his wisdom in the council, leads the whole tribe; he has no need of guards, nor bolts, nor iron bars, nor state prisons. I have
often asked myself: " Is it these people whom the civilized nations dare to call by the name of savages? " Wherever I have met Indians in those remote regions, I have found them very teachable in everything adapted to better their
condition. The vivacity of their young people is surprising, and the amiability of their characters and their dispositions