ascribed to a deficiency of intelligence or a want of sentiment, for the Flatheads are full of feeling, and many are truly intelligent. These, too, were the elite of the nation. Judge of it by what follows.
The chief of this little embassy, named Wistilpo, portrayed himself in the following address to his companions, a few days subsequently, on viewing the plan of the first hamlet [reduction] : " My dear children," said he, " I am but an ignorant and wicked man, yet I thank the Great Spirit for the favors which he has conferred on us,-(and entering here into an admirable detail, he concluded thus:) Yes, my dear friends, my heart has found content; notwithstanding my wickedness I despair not of the goodness of God. Henceforth, I wish to live only that I may pray; I will never abandon prayer (religion) ; I will pray until the end of my life, and when I die I will commit myself into, the hands of the Author of life; if he condemn me, I shall submit to his will, for I have deserved punishment; if lie save me, I shall bless him forever. Once more, then, my heart has found content.-What shall we do to evince the love we bear our Fathers? " Here lie made practical resolutions, but I must hasten to commemorate the zeal of each of those who formed the embassy.
Simon, who had been baptized the preceding year, was the oldest of the nation, and was so burdened with the weight of years, that even when seated, he needed a stick for his support. Yet, he had no sooner ascertained that we were on our route to join the tribe, than mounting his horse and mingling with the young warriors who were prepared to go forth to meet us, lie said : " My children, I shall accompany you; if I die on the way, our Fathers, at least, will know the cause of my death." During the course of the journey, lie repeatedly exhorted his companions: " Courage, my children," he would say, " remember that we are going to the presence of our Fathers;" and urging his steed forward, whip in hand, lie led on his youthful followers, at the rate of fifty miles per day.