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they behave ill. He said, that he thanked me 

 for what I had done, for it had given him sense. 



To this 1 replied, that, in a remote country, 

 I had left my friends and relations, who want- 

 ed for none of the good things of this world, 

 and had come a great distance, with such arti- 

 cles as the Indians greatly needed, and which I 

 would exchange for their furs, with which J could 

 purchase more ; and in this way, I could always 

 supply their necessities ; that I considered the 

 Indians as my children, and that I must chastise 

 them when they behaved ill, because it was for 

 their good. 4 You all know,' said I, ' that I treat 

 good Indians well, and that I strive to live in 

 peace with you.' — Yes,' replied the father-in-law 

 to the chief, ' Big Knife speaks the truth. My 

 son had no sense, and vexed him, and therefore 

 deserved the beating which he has received.' — 

 Quas then told the Indians, that if he ever heard 

 of any of them laughing at him for the beating 

 which he had received, he would make them 

 repent of their mirth. fl| 



After this the feast was served up in a man- 

 ner, which I shall describe in another place.— 

 It will be seen, by this account, that the white 

 people have a great ascendency over the Indians ; 

 for, I believe that this chief is not destitute of 

 bravery. But it is very necessary, in order to 



