 Afterwards more white people came. They brought spirituous and intoxicating liquors with them, of which the Indians became very fond. They persuaded us to sell them some land. Finally they drove us back from time to time into the wilderness, far from...  The Harvard Theological Review - Page 3461920Full view - About this book
 | John West - Canada - 1827 - 142 pages
...the water, the fish, and the oysters. They have destroyed our game, our people are wasted away, and we live miserable and wretched, while you are enjoying our fine and beautiful country. This makes me sorry, brother, and I cannot help it.' It would be a long and a heart-rending tale, to recount... | |
 | Israel Worsley - Indians - 1828 - 218 pages
...time into the wilderness far from the water, and the fish, and the oysters : they have destroyed our game ; our people have wasted away, and now we live...are enjoying our fine and beautiful country. This makes me sorry, Brother, and I cannot help it." They have above all things regretted the introduction... | |
 | Israel Worsley - Indians - 1828 - 216 pages
...time into the wilderness far from the water, and the fish, and the oysters : they have destroyed our game ; our people have wasted away, and now we live miserable and wretclied, while you are enjoying our fine and beautiful country. This makes me sorry, Brother, and... | |
 | 1829 - 642 pages
...from time to time, into the wilderness, far from the water, and the fish, and the oysters. They have destroyed the game ; our people have wasted away, and now we live miserably, while they are enjoying our fine and beautiful country." Simple as this narrative is, we... | |
 | John Macgregor - Canada - 1833 - 648 pages
...from time to time into the wilderness, far from the water, and the fish, and the oysters. They have destroyed the game ; our people have wasted away, and now we live miserable and wretched, while they are enjoying our fine and beautiful country." It is indeed true that, in the countries east of... | |
 | Heman Humphrey - American essays - 1834 - 434 pages
...to time, into the wilderness, far from the water and the fishes. They have destroyed the game ; and our people have wasted away ; and now we live miserable...are enjoying our fine and beautiful country. This makes me sorry, brother, and I cannot help it.' Here is truth and nature ; nor is there less of either... | |
 | James Thacher - Indians of North America - 1835 - 426 pages
...clear, we told them they must now go away with their big canoe; but they pointed to their big guns round their wigwams, and said they would stay there, and...makes me sorry, brother! and I cannot help it.' The following is copied from the American Remembrancer, being an impartial collection of facts published... | |
 | James Thacher - Indians of North America - 1835 - 418 pages
...clear, we told them they must now go away with their big canoe; but they pointed to their big guns round their wigwams, and said they would stay there, and...is that makes me sorry, brother! and I cannot help it.1 The following is copied from the American Remembrancer, being an impartial collection of facts... | |
 | George Turner - Indians of North America - 1836 - 220 pages
...them back, time after time, into the wilderness, far from the water, and fish, and oysters. They have destroyed the game; our people have wasted away; and now we live miserably_and wretched : while you are enjoying our fine and beautiful country. This makes me sorry,... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1837 - 396 pages
...to time, into the wilderness, far from the water and the fishes. They have destroyed the game ; and our people have wasted away ; and now we live miserable...are enjoying our fine and beautiful country. This makes me sorry, brother, and I cannot help it.' Here is truth and nature ; nor is there less of either... | |
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