The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-16

cut nerseA INTO the very image
ith . hnife. On bis kindly asking
., she, altogether contrary to her
d away her head modify, and
1ly. Herman easily coaxed the
1t Of Whattaxaskle. Mr.. Grubbe
: ag his conscience by assuring the
lg to the boy, that they we're all
ournt up, as soon as they died,
god, because white man ate q
long time ago, if they didn't
ga hard word-Whattaraskle
and didn't know what it meant,
"a twas some kind of new totem
white god Vas burning Umpqua
and never would stop, because he
70 white god, and did not love the
Wa very unreasonable in the In
be grateful. 70 him, no doubt !;
: tlws be little .ungrsteful to a
who, after We, had had relation,
risd ont of his life by the iaquisi.
sitk de bs& intentions, endeavor
70 eonvince us, for the good Of
stotr dear departed wss partaking
!, brimste ne in consequence Of bis
ed, n his ignorance, in uncompli-
9.essibus respecting the triple tiars,
Of flrvent charity with the inquis-
.ps, in such circumstances, even
night be somewhat unreasor able.
soot but who can tell p Whatta.
er derosed that Weahwashtay did
Meneaskas there, bringing their
ound the lodges, because the pa.
ok, and she Was afraid he would
and then get it to burn, too. More
sraskle thought that the white god
y as yell as cross, because the old
aid that if they minded him, and did
6re; yater, nor smoke tobacco, he
bed by making them rest always
MeAso much longer than this, it
leave off-and do nothing but sit
g in the clouds, and never jump
IN. But they never wanted to run
little while, and then rest q great
They ran and rode q great while,
little while, and jumped up again.
Of the case, Herman could very we'll
md 9 mpsshize with, with his young
,nciDg in his veins, like that of the
from the hunts of the preceding
+ how much more even this rugged
trials and triumphs, was to him,
nts Of highest and purest emotion,
ant eternity of mere clouds and
g could be. He did not believe
, fountain-head of life, genius, and
ever.working, ever-creative Mind
3uld have 30 wondrously and va
wed the human soul, with no other
that of shifting all its powers but
: almost as soon as it began to put
Nth an everlasting catalepsy. He
the least believe that the Bible,
stood, confirmed any such ideas.
to interfere between Mr.. Grubbe
.ers but for their sake and his,
cared to be one which left him no
once sought out Taiquinsuwatish,
sind-hearted, and, for a wholly.un-
remarkably-int man, took
tent, propitiated him with tobacco
dainties, and then told him, in con-
he was sorry to hear that some of
len, who could scarcely be expected
ible as himself, had been displeased
ngs which had been said by Mr..
lr. Grubbe loved them, and meant
nothing but the truth. 1t was pity
with him, for he was a good man |;
luinsuwstish might have observed,
,ery simple man /; and there we're
in the Great Spirits message very
white men themselves-quite too
Mr.. Grubbe to understand, he was
iquinsuwatish would give him leave,
,uld tell him and his young men
ew about it. Flattered and curious,
ratish readily gave his consent.
led them to q little distance from
that Weahwashtay might not
frightened. Then, while a burning
before him, now yelling its face
9, and now glazing with flame, re-
N solemnly of Moses and Sinai, he
as simply as he could, that his God
ID of all good men, black, white, and
tiled them so much, that many yeare
t his only Son into the world, to show
way to heaven. Some CT the mer
alive then, were 80 cruel and un
hat they tortured and killed him
gave them, and when he was dying
Father to forgive them, too, because
ey did not know how wicked it was
he came out of his grave in three
soon went up to live with God. Thi,
~ for us to do, if We wanted him II
), too, after We died /; TO love him, Il
iod to make us good, like him-t'
IS much as We possibly could, and oul
as well a. We did ourselves. God
man who talked with him about that
would do so, he should live. Her
explained to them the mutual justic'
rosity, in various circumstances Q
lie lives, which the observance of thi
red Of them. He then told them tina
! little children dearly, and that hi
them up, in his arms, and blesse'
at good people were sometimes ur
e the Son of God, in this life, and be-
ppy for ? time; but that God set a
5 in the end, punished all bad me1
later, and loved all the good, Indian
whites, and would wipe away all thei
the other life, which was 80 .nuc
AN this, that it would more than pa
all that they suffered here. He coul
lem exactly what they would have
hey died, any more than their babis
] what they would, after they vel
women but he had no doubt tbs
ID have plenty to do, if they were goo
b better things than they did in tn
cry pause in bis discourse, there hs
,m the attentive listeners q punctu'
~c uItu A. H. >1o.~ m.