The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-02
barricaded. and we maintained no fires

barricaded, and we maintained no fires
lest the savages, who had obtained
swords. knives. and guns from traders,
would shoot through the interstices and
kill those within. We had to keep
watch night and day.
son one occasion a naked savage, one
who had killed four men, forced him
self into the stockadc and marched
about like maniac with long sword,
cutting right and left.
at last the captain slipped up be-
hind him. carrying in his hand new
blanket. and dexterously approaching
him Slipped it over his shoulders. He
looked down at it like child. made
some remark in the Indian tongue about
it's being nice. and was appeased
"This illustrates the mental condition
in which they were then. Now" said
the missionary. they are lifted up by
the gospel of Christ and are monuments
of it's power. I had begun teaching
them at Fort Simpson in their own
language, and had issued some text
hooks, but found that to keep teach
ing them in their own tongue was a
ItuloNtt JucHl all 10 Meb
lakahtla, seventeen miles away. secure
from former influences. and began to
instruct them entirely in English
The missionary society of the Episco-
pal church, under whose auspices Fa-
Their Duncan first came to British Co
lumbia five years ago. sent out a bishop
to give directions as to how the Indians
Oh no for 10 In 10 Oh
what should be done. and neither the
Indians nor the venerable instructor
was sa tisfied.
Father Duncan went to Washington
and President Cleveland gave him the
island. A number of the Indians, as
well as Father Duncan. have become
citizens of the United States, taking
allegiance to it. and the president
has recommended the passage of law
to make them all citizens. Father
Duncan says the solution of the Indian
question is to keep the Indians en-
ployed. The policy of maintaining
them in idleness at reservation is. he
says, all wrong.
His people are very happy and con-
tented, and he is satisfied to die among
them, having long ago fully determined
to renounce civiliza ton for the good he
can do to one of the widest and most
dangerous tribes that have ever been
known.-San Francisco Examiner.
/. THE SHOPPING INSTINCT.
An Instance Proving That 1t Is Born in
Woman.
81 truly think that the shopping in
Stinct is born in women" remarked
Bloobumper to me the other day.
eco on" said.
'Now. have a baby girl not yet four
years old. Last week Mrs. Bloobumper
decided to take the baby and visit her
father, who lives at distance Well.
little Frances was all alive with inter-
est at the prospect of visiting her grand
father, and talked of it continually.
The day arrived, and mother and baby
went to the station, only to find the
train had gone five minutes before.
THE baby set up terrific bowling,
and refused to be comforted.
We'll go and take ride on another
train suggested Mrs. Bloobumper.
Ono! screamed the baby; I'll go to
gran pas on desc yellow choo cars
''But, baby, the yellow cars have
gone. Let's go and see Aunt Jenny
"'No! l don't want to see Aunt
Jenny! want to see gran'pa'
Baby, we can't go to-day, but I'll
get you some candy.
"'Don't want candy! Want to go to
gran'pa's.
"'But don't you see we can't go till
tomorrow, dear? I'll tell you what
we'll do. Well go shopping
'Instantly the baby's eyes dried and
her screams stopped, and she replied, in
an angelic tone of voice:
Every well, mamma - William
Henry Siviter, in Brooklyn Life.
1T is Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur-
nett's intention for the future to spend
every winter in Washington, leaving in
May for her London residence, after
which she will go to Scotland or one of
the seaside places on the continent I'M
til October, when she will return to this
country. As regards the education of
her son Lionel, who is sturdy-looking
fellow, Mrs. Burnett said that she
wished him to be educated in this coun-
try, rather than at Eton, Harrow or