The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . looking around the circle of eager faces. Oh, no, MammaNelson, but we ought totell something aboutthem. Wendell Philipssaid that neither Greece,nor Germany, nor theFrench, nor the Scotchcould show a prouderrecord than they, an-swered Mar cell a. I know that theyhave been abused, criedBennie. And I think thatthey were no worse thanthe whites who took theirhomes away from them,asserted Jake. Prejudice and ig-norance have governed
The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . looking around the circle of eager faces. Oh, no, MammaNelson, but we ought totell something aboutthem. Wendell Philipssaid that neither Greece,nor Germany, nor theFrench, nor the Scotchcould show a prouderrecord than they, an-swered Mar cell a. I know that theyhave been abused, criedBennie. And I think thatthey were no worse thanthe whites who took theirhomes away from them,asserted Jake. Prejudice and ig-norance have governedINDIAN family—Delaware tribe. public opinion of the In- dian, I think, and while he is surely no saint he is no greater sinnerthan his white brother, and could tell as long a story of cruelty andoppression. We should be as ready to acknowledge the faults of ourancestors, as to proudly tell of their perseverance and courage. Weshould be as ready to own that the Indians were patriotic and brave, asto tell of their dark and revengeful deeds. Did the Indians never fight among themselves ? asked Charlie. Yes, indeed. And one great fight was caused by a EARLY INHABITANTS OF OUR COUNTRY. 21 Some children were playing together when a Delaware child caught agrasshopper which a Shawnee child wanted. The children came toblows ; the mothers came to see what was the matter and began toquarrel; the meu came to their rescue, and the result was a fight inwhich nearly half of them were killed. Just about as sensible as some of the fights now! exclaimedNettie. Can you tell us why they were called Indians? asked Hadley. The first explorersthought they had discovered apart of India, and called themeu that they found Indians,and they have borne that nameever since, when really they arethe only true Americans. Where did they comefrom, or were they alwayshere ? questioned Josie. One historian says that,while the origin of the Indian,like that of the Mound-builder,is in doubt, there is
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