The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-05-20

Mr.. EDITOR When left my
native land. promised Mr.. Duf. on
Pine Grove. TO write to you, because he
takes your paper and wants TO hear
from ne in print, bat l am bore. This
IL great city. All my tribe put
together world not fill the great Faith.
er's back yard. l cannot sleep and
would die il forced to take tue dis
trict OF Colnmbia for my reservation.
and live on il. They have no game
here. only what they raise. aud the
bills and plains even the streams are
covered with honses; cars with ponies
and cars without, vessels with white
wings and vessels that crawl ou their
hauds and knees and run ike the wild
deer. but the people here are very
good to rs. They understand our
hearts and know when we are hungry.
Myself aud UmXtiilas arc oetting dys.
peptic. Too much good eating kills
the Indian. Maybe tl,sts tho reason
they arc % scares asesnd here. I shut
my eyes when I lay me down to rest.
aud dream but sleep not. am be-
wildered and want 10 60 home. bs \
good Indian aud tell my people what I
saw BY the time tell all I know I'll
BE- dead. We have lots Of money; il
coDes snd ~e know not Why. Last
Tuesday the boss of . theatre offered
me S95 and the Umatillss $40 each. to
60 with him and show ourselves. We
went and ell We had to do was TO sit on
the stage. look wild. smoke the pipe Of
peace. and give an occasional yell.
While We were doing this n white ,nan
made q speech To thousand people,
telling them that We were tho original
ownsry ~ the coll the landlords and
tie fsus sAsseticans. while sll the rest
we're tenants, retaining possession by
forcs; that the white men on the from.
tiers were the ssvsXes. not the Indians.
At this junction something came
whistling through the air. 1t missed
the speaker but Bit one Of the Umatilas
bstwten the eyes and bursted but there
wasn't much lost 1t was only y
spoiled cabbage head, and the speaker
took o big drink of water snd went on
TO say. that the Indians had been
abused. robbed out OF house aud home.
etc. tell you that man made . good
lnd' III spsenh, but it would have been
better. had it been true The Grra,
Father Hayes is good man aud has
god heart He gave me all the country
l wanted; more than need. There are
white men living in my country Some
can stay for ever and some must 60 the
moment come. People who raise
hogs in my country must go with their
hogs. because they kill out the young
csmas. and to kill that is to starve US.
It's our bread and we csnnot eat earth
We do)hot:want to WORK and don't know
how. Indians are too old to learn that
when five years old. We must fish
and hunt and our squSws must dig
csmss and other roots. and when you
touch us on any Of these points, then
we carry our rifles on the right and
left Of Us. Indians will always be
Indians and Moses will be Chief.
Peace is my aim and peace will last
while l live. unless my indians should
kill the, and sometimes / think they
will. but will return. Send my next
paper to Vancouver, in care Of Mrs.
Schoheld. tho storekeeper. owe her
yet for blanket. also . pound OF
crae kers aud two boxes Of sardincs. and
If ! never pay her, she can keep the
paper.
Your large hearted
MOsEs