Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . rOMMANDCK RICHARD WAINWRIGHT KIT CARSON. 69 bear triumpliantly ; that the latter assists the former; indeed that thehighest moral courage must be aided by physical bravery, but that thelatter may exist entirely independently of the former. Carson learned during this season of hilarity the necessity of sayingNo! and he did so persistently, knowing that if he failed in this hewoiild be lost to himself and to everything dear t life. He was now. CAMl Ul lUL NLZ , and though the terrible ordeal of poverty had been noblybo


Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . rOMMANDCK RICHARD WAINWRIGHT KIT CARSON. 69 bear triumpliantly ; that the latter assists the former; indeed that thehighest moral courage must be aided by physical bravery, but that thelatter may exist entirely independently of the former. Carson learned during this season of hilarity the necessity of sayingNo! and he did so persistently, knowing that if he failed in this hewoiild be lost to himself and to everything dear t life. He was now. CAMl Ul lUL NLZ , and though the terrible ordeal of poverty had been noblyborne, and he had conquered, the latter ordeal of temptation from the sud-den possession of what was to him a large sum of money, had provedfor once, too much. And it is well for him perhaps it was so ; as itenabled him to sow his wild oats in earl}? youth and prepare for his\eroic life work. In the autumn Carson joined another trapping part} under , whom we shall have frequent occasion to mention proceeded up the Platte and Sweet Water past Goose Creek to the 70 KIT CARSON. Salmon River, where the}^ wintered, like other parties, sharing the goodwill of the Nez Perces Indians, and having the vexations of the Black-feet for a constant fear. Mr. Fitzpatrick, less daring than Carson,declined sending him to pnnish this tribe for their depredations. In the spring they came to Bear River, which flows from the northto Salt Lake. Carson and four men left Mr. Fitzpatrick here


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