102 The Evening of Aug. i, 1895. 



That means that he has learned that ad- 

 vances will not be made unless debts are 

 paid. An Indian is apt to be relatively 

 honest. Jo-mul would probably not steal 

 a gold watch because he does not know 

 what it is good for, but it would not be 

 safe to leave a pound of pork near him. 

 He would cross himself with one hand 

 while purloining the pork with the other, 

 for the missions have not been without 

 their influence in this region. 



Jo-mul has a wife and two children, but 

 his ideas of family are not troublesome, 

 and he would not feel so very badly if 

 some young brave were to run off with 

 his comely daughter before marriage, 

 especially if the young brave could furnish 

 food enough and would give the daughter 

 a bright red ribbon or two. After Jo-mul 

 has traded off his furs and has lain about 

 camp for four or five weeks the family 

 start off on their annual trip into the in- 

 terior, to come down the river in the 

 following year just as the salmon are 

 going up. Jo-mul has few motives or am- 

 bitions beyond those of any of the other 



