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as they said the hide of a bullock would cover or encompass, which hide was spread before them. The Indians thought that this was a small request, and said they might have it; when the whites took a knife, and beginning at one end of the hide, cut it into a long thin strip, like a rope, and then with this rope they measured out a large piece of land. The red men saw that they were cheated; but as they had plenty of land for themselves, they did not much care about the matter. It was not long, however, before they were prevailed on to give up other parts of their country-some plots they sold for guns and strong drink, and from a great portion they were driven by the cruelty of the whites."

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How sad to think that the men who acted so unjust and cruelly called themselves Christians! Was this the way to lead the Indians to know and love the true God? They told us," said a red man, great many things, which they said were written in a good book, and wanted us to believe them all. We might have done so, if we had seen them act according to the good words they told us. But, no; while they held the big book in one hand, in the other they had guns and swords, for to kill us poor Indians!"

Surely, they are not true Christians who

act thus, though they may have been born in a land where the Bible is known.

Since that time, many sincere disciples of Christ have gone to their red brethren, and have taught them to be industrious and sober, to hate crimes, and to live in peace. A devoted man of the name of Eliot spent nearly his whole life in the wild parts of America, seeking to benefit the red men, and was called "the apostle to the Indians." The Rev. David Brainerd also went as a missionary among this people. At first they said they "did not want to be Christians; for white men lie, drink, and steal more than red men." They soon, however, found that Brainerd not only had the name, but the loving and lovely spirit of a Christian; and after he had been among them three years, some came to him, saying, "they wanted Christ to wipe their hearts quite clean." Persons of all ages felt themselves to be sinners. "Old men

and women," said the missionary," who had been drunkards for many years, and some little children six or seven years old, were anxious about their souls. They were heard praying and crying to God for mercy." One of these Indians was asked by Brainerd why he wept; to which he replied, "When I think how Christ was slain, like a lamb, and how he shed his blood, I cannot help weeping."

There are now many missionaries among this people, and pleasing accounts are given by them of the progress of the work of God. Like their blessed Lord, they do not go to destroy men's lives, but to save them. They do not drive them from their homes, but teach them how to cultivate their valleys and plains. They do not urge them to war, but to live in peace, as brethren; and, instead of selling to them guns to shoot one another, and rum to make them drunkards, they give them the Bible, and tracts, from which they learn to be sober, and to dwell together in love. What a contrast is there between the visits of Christian men to the Indians in our days, and those made by their first visitors in former times! Poor Indians! your white brothers now care for your souls, and wish to lead you to our Lord Jesus, that you may be happy in your humble wigwams on earth, and happy in the mansions of heaven for ever.

Lord, send thy word, and let it fly
The spacious earth around;
Till every soul beneath the sky
Shall hear the joyful sound.

We will close with an anecdote of an Indian boy.

A missionary, two or three years ago, was speaking to one of the school-boys,

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who had been working on the mission farm, during the time of sowing seed, and for which he was paid twelve shillings. Wishing to know how he spent it, he asked, "What did you do with the money I gave you?" "I took it to the store" (or shop). Well, what did you buy?" "The shirt I have on." 66 Very good, that cost four shillings; what more did you purchase? "White cotton." 66 What are you going to do with that?" Sunday shirt." "Well, that is very good; but what else did you buy?" "A pair of shoes." "Yes, those three things cost nine shillings: what did you do with the "Gave it to my father."

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rest ? " is just what you ought to do. the word of God says, Honour thy father and mother.' I trust you will always remember that it is your duty to help them; and I hope the other boys will do the same, and then God will bless them." It was the first money the boy ever had. With part he bought useful clothing, and with the rest he showed his regard to his pa

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Would every little English boy have spent his first earnings as wisely and properly? Let us not, then, be ashamed of learning a useful lesson from an Indian boy of America, one of our red brethren.

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A LITTLE boy went to sea with his father, to learn to be a sailor. One day, his father said to him," Come, my boy, you will never be a sailor if you don't learn to climb: let me see if you can get up the mast." The boy, who was a nimble little fellow, soon scrambled up; but when he got to the top, and saw what a height he was, he began to be frightened, and called out, "Oh! father, I shall fall; I am sure I shall fall: what am I to do?" "Look up, look up, my boy," said his father. "If you look down, you will get giddy; but if you keep

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