Douglas Island news., 1917-01-12
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 "Ein gic tum la ictu tre bit dn zee kuk hell op ll ge bum oi dac vi klu gi jm nut dro woe ipau.' lOne renegade white man can raise more hell among my people in two hours than a dozen missionaries can stamp out in a ycar)
 The foregoing is what thc Stroller heard one morning last week just as he emerged from Che police court where half dozen or more Indians, both sexes being represented. had been tried and convicted on the charge ot drunkenness. The speak OF. an Indian who wears a full beard. is familiar figure on Che streets of Douglas He Is not given Co much speech but on the occasion mentioned his heart appeared to be SO full of resentment and disgust with what he had just witnessed in the court room that he could not conceal bis feelings. The Stroller. seeing that Che old man was disposed Co talk encouraged him and Che result was what follows. Luckily the Stroller understands and readily translates all Indian languages spoken from Mary Island Go Point Barrow. either by way Of che coast or Che Yukon river. or course. the old man, who is now l1l years of age, spake his tribal tongue which the Stroller re- corded In shorthand a literal trans Iation being as follows.
 "Thrcc score and ten snows have been upon me since first mine eyes bchcld a white man. ] was then A years of age and wholly free from guile although always possessed of an observing nature. Since that time | have devoted much of my time Co the study of Che white man and his ways and ! must say that he is a curious combination. He mixes me; yea. he pcrplcxcs me.
 cone white man come along. He say unless Indian forsaHe Indian ways and become like white man. Indian bump up against eternal com migration. whatever that Is. An- other white man come along and give Indian bottle. Indian drink from bot te. whoop-ec. go Co wigwam to lick squaw and find white man there a- head of him. Squaw SO whoop-cc too. Next morning heap big head, mouth feel like dead gopher Then Indian taken Co skookum house. Tyec judge send him back ten days. two weeks. maybe longer Then first man come Co see Indian in skookum house. sing Pull for the shore. bro ther' when there aiut no shore and no boat in sight. Indian goes home and is good tu second white man come with more firowater. Same thing happens. Indian goes whoop- ee some more and goes to skookum house.
 First white man come again and Gen Indian Co sing Happy Day. ln- dian sing but he aiu't happy Be- fore white man come. Indian an right at four score suows. Now his stomach is an shot to pieces and motheaten at thirty. White man smile at sQuaw. squaw grin for a week and give buck gIassy stare. One white man repairs Indians soul. another gives him dope that eats an the copper lining off his stomach.
 cone tells him Co raise his voice tn prayer. Che other gives him some thing that makes him raise hell. One gives him spiritual consolation, thc other sells him liquid damnation. One teaches him Co sing q want Co be au angel and with tho angels stand While the other teaches him Co sing Here's Co the good 'old stuff. drink cr down.. White man too much for me. Sorry ] ever sec him"