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A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, (U.S. Interpreter at the Saut de Ste. Marie); During Thirty Years Residence Among the Indians in the Interior of North America

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 edition. Excerpt: ...and Ais-kaw-ba-wis became melancholy and despondent, which we attributed to the sluggishness of his disposition; but he at length called the chiefs together, and with much solemnity, announced to them that he had been favoured by a new revelation from the Great Spirit. He showed them a round ball of earth, about four or five inches in diameter, or more than half as large as a man's head, rolled round and smooth, and smeared with red paint. " The Great Spirit," said he, " as I sat, from day to day, crying, and praying, and singing in my lodge, at last called to me, and said, ' Ais-kaw-ba-wis, I have heard your prayers, I have seen the mats in your lodge wet with your tears, and have listened to your request. I give you this ball, and as you see it is clean and new, I give it to you for your business to make the whole earth like it, even as it was when Na-na-bush first made it. All old things must be destroyed and done away; every thing must be made anew, and to your hands, Ais-kaw-ba-wis, I commit this great work.'" I was among those whom he called in to listen to this first annunciation of his mission. It was not until after he dismissed us that I said any thing; but then, in conversation with my companions, I soon betrayed my want of credulity. " It is well," said I, " that we may be made acquainted with the whole mind and will of the Great Spirit, at so cheap a rate. We have now these divinely taught instructors springing up among ourselves, and, fortunately, such men as are worth nothing for any other purpose. The Shawnee prophet was far off. Ke-zhi-ko-we-ninne and Manito-o-geezhik, though of our own tribe, were not with us; they were also men; but here we have one too poor, and indolent, and spiritless, to feed his own family, yet he is made...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, (U.S. Interpreter at the Saut de Ste. Marie); During Thirty Years Residence Among the Indians in the Interior of North America. To get started finding A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, (U.S. Interpreter at the Saut de Ste. Marie); During Thirty Years Residence Among the Indians in the Interior of North America, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1150237120

Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 edition. Excerpt: ...and Ais-kaw-ba-wis became melancholy and despondent, which we attributed to the sluggishness of his disposition; but he at length called the chiefs together, and with much solemnity, announced to them that he had been favoured by a new revelation from the Great Spirit. He showed them a round ball of earth, about four or five inches in diameter, or more than half as large as a man's head, rolled round and smooth, and smeared with red paint. " The Great Spirit," said he, " as I sat, from day to day, crying, and praying, and singing in my lodge, at last called to me, and said, ' Ais-kaw-ba-wis, I have heard your prayers, I have seen the mats in your lodge wet with your tears, and have listened to your request. I give you this ball, and as you see it is clean and new, I give it to you for your business to make the whole earth like it, even as it was when Na-na-bush first made it. All old things must be destroyed and done away; every thing must be made anew, and to your hands, Ais-kaw-ba-wis, I commit this great work.'" I was among those whom he called in to listen to this first annunciation of his mission. It was not until after he dismissed us that I said any thing; but then, in conversation with my companions, I soon betrayed my want of credulity. " It is well," said I, " that we may be made acquainted with the whole mind and will of the Great Spirit, at so cheap a rate. We have now these divinely taught instructors springing up among ourselves, and, fortunately, such men as are worth nothing for any other purpose. The Shawnee prophet was far off. Ke-zhi-ko-we-ninne and Manito-o-geezhik, though of our own tribe, were not with us; they were also men; but here we have one too poor, and indolent, and spiritless, to feed his own family, yet he is made...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, (U.S. Interpreter at the Saut de Ste. Marie); During Thirty Years Residence Among the Indians in the Interior of North America. To get started finding A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, (U.S. Interpreter at the Saut de Ste. Marie); During Thirty Years Residence Among the Indians in the Interior of North America, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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