Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-13

custom of the Indians after every such
] cannibal feast to come into the post
! the day following and buy large guam
titles OF EPSON salts"
| you spoke of seeing boy killed,
Father Duncan'
| NO. did not see him killed. The
boy died of consumption. His body was
laid out upon the beach and IT was
! there eaten by the people"
At another point In the conversation
, | asked DR.. Duncan about some of the
attempts made to kill him. He de-
! scribed them most graphically. and
| as he talked could see That he was
again living over the past. He rose to
his feet and acted the story, his eyes
flashing and his arms waving gestures.
He told me how one Of the chiefs tried
to close his school. being melted, as
/ Father Duncan thought, by the Of
ficcrs of the IIudson's Bay Company,
who wanted to get rid OF him. In ono
such case a chief demanded that Fa-
Their Duncan close the school because
his beautiful daughter was just about
to drop down from the moon to be mar
ried. The chief said that she had
gone away and would come back In
great state. She would drop from the
moon into the and would rise out
of the water with a benrslsin over her
shoulders and thus appear TO the peo-
ceremonies that would prevent the
school being held.
Said Father Duncan "I refused to
stop the school. The Indians threaten
ell TO kill me, but l kept the school
onen. Then they begged me to give
up the school just one week prior to
the young lady's drop from the moon
told them TINT she might fall, but
that the school would go on. They
then wanted me to stop for a day, but
refused and would make no compro-
mise with their superstition. On the
DAY before the event was TO occur two
men came to kill me. They had knives
ana they were about 70 jump upon me
when they saw my teacher. an Indian
who had taught me the language.
standing behind me. The teacher had
II pistol under his blanket and this
buiged out in such Il way that the In
dams knew II and realized that they
would be shot IL they stabbed me You
see. the Indian never works In the
open. II ne shoots 1, is usually through
blanket concealing his gun. Well.
to make long story short. they gave
up their design, and afterward one
OF them came back and tried to prove
10 me that he WAS Il good man"
CIVILIZED COMMUNITY
FROM SUCH MATERIAL
1t was from such material as this
that DR.. Duncan created the civilized
community OF the Metiakahtla Of the
present The community has it's own
preachers and its own public speakers.
Some OF the sermons. in the Ts!mpsean
language. are full of eloouence and
beauty Here. for instance, is one urg-
inS the people TO believe that the Sa-
vior will take care OF them:
brethren and sisters: You know
the eagle and Its ways. The eagle flies
lyln i,,b
rests on the highest branch Of the
highest tree. We should be like the
eagle We should rest on the hIghest
branch of the highest tree That
branch is Jesus Christ. When we rest
on him all our enemies will be below
ana far beneath US"
Another preacher who had foru.r,,.
been vicious and h-tempered sneat.
ing Of himself. said:
VIII tel! you what feel myself 10
pc am IKE a bundle OF weeds
aoating down the stream. was no
.ns Gown with al! my sin. like the
eos' covered with earth and filth; but
VA. ae 10 me rapids, when To- there
vas pole stuck fast and firm In ths
rock. and l cirtched at the pole ana
there am now. The stream ia ma 80.
ing by and washing away nv 6I,n
Ehr'st 70 ne is the pole hoJd 70
H!tn and an safe"
- ii,' &c o'heE quotations to show
~ .S. ''t,Zs Son. intelligence and piety
ABOVE The average Of Their race 49,
a!e noF aspiring 10 q hiyher .d,,
cation ana % fun United S,.,e. c;,i
ttensH;p' N which they shall own their
90 ~ seFeF&!ty. I, !s in conn.ction
-! ."'s mat The government has ca.
-, 20, neFe the large public school
E"!c:' nave spoken and 1, js .Iy.
giving them greater voic. In ,h.I.
""n so"t!amen, and in III. admJn,s,ra
tioH 0, their owa business Mt
M" mas neen done In opposition 10 ana
sa'hs! me protests II Father Dunc.n
"' .H'nHs 'he Indians shouId -.
more iiHH children. and thai
cs,h., .; .'u mould be almost alto.
go . 'tnRipua and !ntuntyi.I IN.
hs!n - nivision n opinion among
me A>t!aHahtlans AZ - whicb ,h.,..,
me Ugh, one, and N. fyic,inn
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',"'."''y. Every one will conceds
s ~ great cea! o. consderation
sh"nN ne shown Pa.he, Duncan .nd &,
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