, 1876-03-25
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Heaven, Hell and Christ.

MOS InlNua believe in the Great Spirit,
In heaven and in hell. But sonc arc IN.
heleye,s, and think that, when they dir,
;hey are no moro. inst like the log and the
horse There are bot two worlds the one
. on which we live, and that one where the
Gna. Spirit dwells The spirit world is
more than ten thousand times larger than
.h:s, i,s hunting fields have no end, and the
game there is inexhaustihle It's flowers are
more b, Itiful and fragrant than any We
have ever known, and its maiicns are lovely
as the colors Of the clouds before setting
sun, and never grow old. The land does
not have to be cultivated there, but every
kind Of good fruit, and in the greatest
abundance, hang upon the trees and vines
continuously waiting TO he pluckcd. Moth.
ing ever dies there, and the want Of all, who
So there, are constantly and forever supplied
withou. the necessity OF any work. All
good men, whether they are white or rcd, 20
20 heaven, but u great difference will cSiSt
between the conditions oi the races oi men
and individuals there and what they are
here Everything nearly will be reversed.
The wealthy here will he poor there. the
powerful and great here will he humble there,
"Thc Indians who have been overpowered
by the intelligence and skill of the white
man here will have q better chance there.
Everything which has been taken from them
here will be given hack TO them there, even
10 his gun, his dog and his pony. Here the
Great Spirit has been on the white mans
side; there he will lean on the cause OF the
Indian, and then" said the Chief, his eyes
flashing the meantime. fearful realization
nt the present condition of his people, well
fight it out, and we will not be driven from
our hunting grounds like the sneaking, saw
age wolf. The bad men of all nations will
20 down into the centre of the earth and be
excluded from the spirit land"
Correspondent" But tell me. You said
when you die--whcn your people die--thcy
rot like the horse and dog, and their bodies
60 into the earth the air and water. How
10 it that you are to go to the spirit land
and do everything there as individuals very
much after the same manner that you do
here7"
Spotted Tail--"We go there as spirits,
and there get new bodies, which the white
men can not kill"
HIs IDEA OF JESUS CHRIST.
Correspondent" Have you not heard
through your missionaries about Jesus
Christ the Son of the Great Spirit 2"
MSpotted Tail-"Yes, have heard all
about Him; how good He was, what great
thing He did; how He would help the bad
man TO I've good and how He would lead all |
who would listen to Him to the Great Spirit.
His Father, and have also heard Aow the
white man killed Him. The Indian never
would have done that; he never would
have murdered the Son Of the Great Spirit.
He wcaftl rather have loved Him better than
his own life; would have given Him any
thing and al he had, and for Him woull
have gone upon the warpath and conquered
the world. II was for long time after
frat heard about Jesus Christ that i did not
understand how the white man could have
Killed Him hut when got better acquainted
With the whites, when realized the fact
that they had no respect for the rights Of
the Indian, would take away his home
where he was born murder him and his chill
dren, despoil his women, and rob him OF his
winters food, then very readily understood
how they could even kill the Son of the
Great Spirit as they did"
Correspondents Do the Indians often
pray to the Great SpiritW
Spotted Tail" Yes: on most all occa-
sions. whether great or small"
Correspondent -" Does the Great Spirit
answer their prayersl"
Spotted Tail" Yes; He always answers
the good man. He has given us all We have,
and is always present to give US more, five
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