Rocky Mountain life; or, Startling scenes and perilous adventures in the far West, during an expedition of three years . manner: The whites, as usual, came first among them bringing alcohol; and, at afeast given to the chiefs, soon after, several of the latter became intoxicatedfrom too lavish potations of the new and curious drink. In common with inebriates of civilized society, they acted very foolishly,and, on ap{)earing botbre their people, the drunken chieis became the sub-ject of ridicule. This so shamed them, that, upon the return of sobriety,they could not be persuaded to taste another
Rocky Mountain life; or, Startling scenes and perilous adventures in the far West, during an expedition of three years . manner: The whites, as usual, came first among them bringing alcohol; and, at afeast given to the chiefs, soon after, several of the latter became intoxicatedfrom too lavish potations of the new and curious drink. In common with inebriates of civilized society, they acted very foolishly,and, on ap{)earing botbre their people, the drunken chieis became the sub-ject of ridicule. This so shamed them, that, upon the return of sobriety,they could not be persuaded to taste another drop, and thereafter made useof their united influence to prevent its introduction and sale. Ever since the above occurrence, alcohol has received, from the Crows,the appellation of Foors Waler,^ a term at once attesting their nicemoral discernment and good sense. Several years since, a missionary, on visiting them, began throughan interpreter to rehearse the story how sin first came into tlie world,and how ali men liad become bad—whether white or red. t t m 3 > » 1 * • !• «• • Oft ? t r cf f <. The Crow Chief making a Speech. — Page 175. CROW WAR PARTY. 175 Thus premised, he proceeded to explain the great truths of (Chris-tianity, and averred that he had come to do them good, and to tell ihemhow to be happy; asserting that, unless they listened to him and wor-shipped the Good Spirit in the manner he pointed out, they could never,at death, reach that happy country into which good people alone findadmittance. One of the chiefs upon this arose and made the following reply: My white brother is a stranger to us. He talks bad of us, and he talksbad of his own people. He does this because he is ignorant. He thinks my people, like his,are wicked. Thus far he is wrong! Who were they that killed the very good man of whom he tells us ?None of them were red men! The red man will die for good men, who are his friends;—he will notkill them! Let my pale-face brother ta
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