The New York herald., 1875-09-19

paratively little hold II is impossible TO get along with
out some scenes Of blood that may shock the civilized
portion OF the community. Mr. Meacham advocates
sending missionaries 20 the Indians who qualified
10 preach to them, otherwise they may do the
savage moro harm than good He quotes the following
conversation, held between an Indian who had been
getting religion and employ6 Of the slitz Agency
showing the difficulty there is in making them under
stand the Word Of Cod
"What you think about that Sunday mans talk-you
think him o2"
''No; he is a good man; he has plenty Of sense" "
"What for he swear all the timer"
she did not swear, he talked straight"
'What for be say Jesus Christ so many tmesP All
the time he talk the same"
'That was all right He told the truth; he did not
talk wrongn
''You think me a fool9 What for good man die for
me2 am not bad man l did not tell him to die "
''The Jews killed him-they did not like him."
''You say Jews kill good mans"
eyes they killed him, and he came to life again on
the third day"
''You think he to nfeP don't believe they
kill him. He did not live any more"
''Yes, everybody will live again some time"
''You suppose bad Indian get up walk about again
all the same good man2'
"They viii all rise. but they won't all be good"
Christ die for bad Indian too say he go to heaven all
tho good Indian, good white man; that amt
fair thing. don't like such religionn
The above conversation had decided effect tho
Indians, the author says they Immediately went to
work and piled stones the graves of their enemies to
prevent them rising from the dead The chapter tho
umatila Agency giving a description of one
of their horse races, is very interesting
The Chief Howlishwampo has some very fast
running horses, and one in particular that
has run FIVE miles and quarter and eighty yards
in nine minutes and hfty-one seconds. That rather
remarkable time, the is with turn round
post and back If the chief send him down to
San Francisco for the fourmile heat race this fall he
might win all the money coats hats, saddles, pistols
pocket knives cattle and horses in the State.
The most interesting portion of Mr. Meachams book
is the history Of the Modoc tribe and the events that
led to the He settles the question
OF Captain Jacks nativity, saying that he born
Lost River and is the of chief Of the Lost River
Modocs who was killed in battle with the Warm Springs
and Tc min Indians.
After giving brief sketch OF the past history of the
Modocs the murder Of the emigrants Bloody Point
and the retributon that followed in the Ben Wright
massacre he goes into history of the events directly
preceding the The story is hardly told in the Ian
guage Of an unbiased historian and savors of the
Speaking of the latter, Mr. L B. odeneal the
author says:-''He lawyer of ability but had a
limited knowledge of Indian character and still less of
the merits and demeuts of this Modoc question"
The history of the war is, on the WHOLE tolerably
correct although in estimating the army as 200
strong besides the Warm Springs, Mr.. Meacham has
added 200 TO its real strength The massacre of
Candy, the three days fight and the Thomas fight
all fully described, and interspersed with little
sketches of fictitious nature that to dress the
dish for the public palate. Continual reference is
made to the in the hospital during the conval-
escence of the author who severely wounded in
the Candy massacre, and the efforts of Mrs.
Meacham to reach the bedside of her
wounded better half This meeting after the wounded
has endured a stormy passage the lake, is
touchingy described in paragraphs of the following
order
'The waiting woman in the ambulance catches sight
of the boat as it rises the of and sinks
again into the trough OF the Language is not
petent describe her emotions she holds the glass
the threatening scene before her One moment
hope another, despair then again, the boat
in sight she thanks God moment and
prayer her lips Can it DO that he could
live through all he has suffered only to be
drowned2 Fear not, brave woman; the hand that
let down out of the dark cloud that passed the
bloody when your husband in storm of
bullets will calm these waters Your husbands work
is not yet finished"
The last is delicately pictured thus:-That smile
has lifted despair from this woman's heart
But moment since she had caught sight of the when
ed face Of her husband, so motonloss and pale. She
felt pain in her heart for she thought him dead Now
her brothers smile has reassurod her The
old man Is conveyed to the ambulance and
placed mattress and his wife sits
beside him. reunited after a separation Of five mouths
during which time Of them had passed close to
the portals that death had left the marks OF his icy
fingers upon him, and the other through terrible
storm Of grief and suspense"
The work concludes with the trial Of Captain Jack at
Fort klamath. Mr.. Meacham describes his magnanmous
offer TO appear counsel for the accused :'I know
that my motives would be msconstrucd and that I
would have another OF indignation hurled upon
me by the press; but that does not intimdate me-
only fear my strength is not sufficient"
On the following morning he decides that
he cannot appear counsel, and the book
says:-'There is but opinion regard to Meacham
Offering himself counsel for the Modocs aside from
the newspaper commcnts-that 1t will him his life
He is sufficiently recovered from the shots Of the
Lava Bed tragedy OF April H."
The book concludes with the following beautiful sen
timent-.Let us uphold the hands Of our rulers who
declare more humane policy, and let it be the
ing glory Of the American statesman proclaim the
world that the glad time so long foretod has come
when he wolf also shall dwell with the lamb and the
leopard shall lie down with the kid and the calf and
the young lion and the failing together; and little
child shall lead them"
THE COTTON CROP.