The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-08

had dinner preparing when We got there. They had some frozen heads ot reindeer upon the railing. one of the greatest delicacies which the Indian can offer. She put son, H these heads oi the reindeer on the Ire to singe the haid off, and went at them with her big axe and chopped them in chunks and put them in big Indian kettle on the fire, and so. when our dog train dashed Into her village, dinner was boiling. Soap out there Is $3.50 a bar. and they don't nut much on their faces. and they don't know anything about shaking hands. so every man. woman and child tried to see whowould be the first to kiss us. We went Into the wigwam. and you never saw women so happy as was the chieftainess. She exclaimed: "Oh, to think the men with the Book has come to my people!''
 A level place had been provided for the dinner. In the center was piled up these chunks of reindeer heads, and a number of tin cups full of black tea, of which I had given her a package. She put me on her left. and her principal chief, who was to succeed her. on her right, and some more of her prominent people, and my dog-drivers and guides were also there. There wasn't plate, or a fork or a knife visible. As soon as we sat down the men took ont their hunting knives and at once reached for ward for chunk of meat. Wait" said I. We are going to be Christians. Christians thank the Great Spirit for His gifts.Shut your eyes and will ask a blessing. We will thank the Great Spirit for what we are going to eat and drink" They shut their eyes, and l asked a blessing, and, being the f1rst,1 made 1t like a little prayer. and said Amen" and opened my eyes; but every eye was shut. said. "Open your eyes," So they opened their eyes. "When I say
 Amen at, the end, although that is not all 1t means, it means that we have come to an end. Now eat your dinner" Every fellow leaned forward and grab bed chunk of meat and took 1t up In their dirty hands, and cut 1t with their big hunting knives, with which they fought bears and went to war. Some of them, more hungry than others, would take a piece into their mouths, and saw 1t off, little piece at time. looked over the pile and saw piece that had projecting bone on 1t, and I took hold of that bone as a handle and took out my hunting knife.
 Oh, how happy my friend, the chief taipess, was. She reached forward with her great dirty hand and grabbed a great. big, juicy, splendid piece, and she went at 1t with great vigor. And then she slapped it down on the ground, dirty ground and maui it over and talk all the time, with her mouth full or empty. She threw 1t down at length and reached down in the bosom of her 1ress and drew out greasy, dirty paper, saying: "Oh, missionary I want you to see how I have tried to keep the record" It was a dirty, greasy paper now, and I hardly recognized 1t as the one I had given her when she left our house. I looked 1t over, and found that during all those six months she had kept the record faith fully. She said: Some days a boy would come in and say: There is a fine reindeer out in the valley; I am sure you can shoot it. But have said, No, no; 1t is the praying day, and cannot shoot on the praying day But I think of the Great Spirit, my Father, and try to pray and talk to him and have him talk to me-" And she was so happy and I said kind words to her and she gathered the paper up and jammed it down in the bosom of her dress, and then she grabbed up her chunk of meat and there I was nib bling daintily at my bit, and she looked at mine and looked at hers, and said: Your piece of meat isn't very fine; mine is splendid piece," and she swapped. didn't prlctice any hypocrisy. knew the motive that had prompted her giving me her piece that was bet ter than mine, and took her piece and from it I finished my dinner, and I thanked her for doing it, because that is one of the greatest acts an Indian cando-if he sees he has something better than yours to exchange with you. We had service in the afternoon that last until supper time, and then another in the evening that lasted un- til midnight God has given us all that people for Christ, every one of them; there isn't a conjuror or a medicine nan among them Oh, pray for the Indians and the Indian missionaries!