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snapped and did not go off; and as it snapped I 

 brought my whip-handle down on his head and 

 almost knocked him off his horse. The other 

 man shot his bow over his right shoulder, and the 

 arrow went close to my ear. Then I rode on by 

 them, and the rest of the party came up and killed 

 them both." 



The conditions of old times do not exist in 

 Canada to-day, though as recently as August 14, 

 1903, the following appeared in a New York 

 paper : " Fight with Indians. According to Mexi- 

 can advices, the bloodiest battle of the present 

 Maya Indian rebellion has occurred in the State of 

 Yucatan. The Indians surrounded a detachment 

 of troops, and killed and wounded sixty of them. 

 Many of the Mayas were also killed. It is 

 thought the Indians obtained their guns and 

 ammunition from traders in British Honduras." 



The Indian guide is a harmless, inoffensive 

 person, most anxious to please and serve you, 

 but, as I have already pointed out, quite different 

 from other men. He should be treated with 

 kindness and respect, and then his services will 

 become acts of friendship rather than menial 

 labours. The idea of menial life is hateful to 

 a guide who is worth having. He is literally the 



