283 

 THE BLACKFEET. 



eetablishment. These <=""f ^ed Panc^pai.y ^^^^.^^ .^ ^j^^ ^^^^^ 



French, a,nong v.hom ^J, « ^f^^jC'kfcet tliat had been eo long pros- 

 lenting war between he whites '^"^J^^^J'^^^^^^ -^ connection with the \nB- 



able trade in guns and ammumtion was cjunea te„ey and use of 



Like most savages, they became g eat adniirer.o F ^^^^J' ^^^.^^ -^ 



gunpowder, and were ^^f .^^ wWtes In anlwe? to inquiries, they 



were mformed it was tiie seeu oi ^ ,.; tinn. 



plied in like manner to any f ^ent oy cumvation ^^.^ ^^^^^ 



cing the whites as liars and cheats, tiiey were noi siow 



itated revenge. ,„^ti,Pr act of perfidy to work the more perfect 



It needed, however, yet another =^''t o pe y consummated a3 



transformation of fnends mto toes. 1 his soon aiier 



resulted m a banter, a bet, and a race. „i,areor3, were backed by 



The Flatheads, producing two of their fastes' charger , |^„,/, 



the Blackfeet in a f e ""mben and, upon the ™c«ss ^P^ ^ 



ISrATr^aar Tl^'Urwrnn, and, the restUt proving 



S/s'TrotrnTe^'XXrfdSS^SS '^ononncin, it a Ue, a, 



'S SShave .lo'^awarded the ,,a m tc,Ute^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^, 



The Blackfcei gave m to the ""f''''""/™ 'f' Enemies of both wliltes 



pass unimproved. 



Notwitnsunding the bad character generally as^nb^^^^^^^^ 

 they possess traits worthy of admiration. AB^"j^^^ft;,en known to meet 

 guise of their hostile designs ; and though the ^mvc i^en 

 ^th parties :>i whites without coming in cohssion, and even 



