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from where it rises and are like the blades of 

 grass on the prairie. We are only poor Indians, 

 but we want to be friendly to your people. We 

 have taken you to our home to show you how we 

 live. We have tired our ponies to show you how 

 we kill buffalo and dress their hides. We have 

 given you moccasins and arrows and all the 

 things that you want. If we had more we 

 would give more to you. You have many horses, 

 food, clothing, and everything. We are going 

 back to our people and they will ask us how our 

 white friends were pleased and they will know 

 how much you were pleased from the things we 

 will show them that you have given us." 



Quirtz Quip's speech was on similar lines and 

 Ward first made reply: 



"You are not poor for you have great hearts 

 and your tongues are not forked. You are 

 brave and many of you have good wives and chil- 

 dren and these are better than big wigwams and 

 fine clothes. You have been kind and we thank 

 you and we shall find some things to give you to 

 show how we feel toward you. We have heard 



