&quot;Shortly after his own mind became impressed with 

 Divine truth, the following circumstances occurred: 

 As I rode to their village early one Sunday morning, 

 I perceived with astonishment that most of the wigwams 

 were deserted, but when I reached the chief s, the mystery 

 was solved, by his telling me, he had marched them all to 

 the schoolhouse, in order that I should not suffer incon 

 venience from delay, as I was wont to do when I first 

 sought to turn them from dumb idols, to serve the living 

 God; upon which I remarked, that he wore his honours 

 well, as my idea of a chief was this, to be superior to his 

 fellows in holiness and righteousness of life, and to show 

 a good example in every work that had for its object 

 God s glory and man s welfare: at this, the old man smiled 

 and said, that he always prayed to be such as I de 

 scribed. &quot; 



Rev. R. Flood, 1838 (concerning Captain Snake, a 

 nephew of Tecumseh). 



