I at once commenced the ascent through a shower of arrows.
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But we must not try to drive the Indians too fast in effecting these changes.
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When once an Indian sees that his food is secure, he does not care what the chief or any one else says.
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The great mistake these people make is that they go to looking after the spiritual welfare of the Indians before securing their physical.
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When I jerked it out the head remained in my leg, where it remains still. There were a couple of inches of blood on the shaft of the arrow when I pulled it out.
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First, take the government of the Indians out of politics; second, let the laws of the Indians be the same as those of the whites; third, give the Indian the ballot.
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It has been my aim throughout present operations to afford the greatest amount of protection to life and property interests, and troops have been stationed accordingly.
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During the engagement I tried to throw a strong force through the canon, but I was obliged to use it elsewhere before it had gotten to the supposed location of the village.
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The buffalo is all gone, and an Indian can't catch enough jack rabbits to subsist himself and his family, and then, there aren't enough jack rabbits to catch. What are they to do?
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