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June 16, igog.
were unable to escape the
with other lads, pursued
ford and climbed into a tr<
the bloody battle that folic
poisoned roots to be cast ii
hot from the pursuit, drar
the fierce battle which e
from the tree and took pa
lowed. At length, Talam;
of St. Augustine, and thi
O IV
"One day I saw a ma
beeves. He was sitting c
thing in Spanish. I went
say, 'Jesus Christ came in
He said it again. 'What is
I asked him to say that to
Answer. 'He is the Son o
your Great Spirit.' 'Who
fighting the government.'
These words greatly d
hie feelings began to buri
he was a sinner, and his co
weeks, until it seemed to
sinner that ever ran amo
brought up everything th;
cut boys with knives and
in these fights. He remei
once, and broken his back
had a hump. Remorse tor
He felt that the Great Sp
then the thought that he
broke his heart and his d
particulalv on account oi
God.
He says, "I thought I \
I thought I could stamp i
a whoop that could be he
brought the Indians toge
the 'stamp dance.' In fa
stamped with all my mij
bad feeling deeper in. Th
close by and took a knife
the biggest blade, and ju
mv aunt looking right int
will not kill myself where
her going around hollerir
iu h more secluded spot 111
"Just then the thought c
Is not the Great Spirit at
ings? I will ask him/ am
tors ask for rain. I saic
take away these bad feeli
myself/
"Just as soon as I had as
that the Great Spirit had
knife.
"I gave another whoop
Indians together and tolt
I was anxious to tell it.
keep it in. I asked them
not tell. They were
Then I went all arc
THE PRESBYTMRIAN
* bloodhounds; and Talamas,
by these brutes, crossed the
ee from which they witnessed
>\ved. Osceola ordered bruised
nto the streams, and the dogs,
ik, and died of the poison. In
nsued, the boys came down
rt in the barbarities that foils
found his way to the town
is is his account of what he
n. They were knifing some
>n a stump, talking of someitp
behind him and heard him
to the world to save sinners.'
that? Who is Jesus Christ?'
me again about Jesus Christ,
f God.' 'Who is God?' 'He is
are sinners?' 'You Semitioles
J9
istresscd Talamas and horri1
in his bosom. He felt that
nviction grew deeper for three
him that he was the greatest
ng the Everglades. Memory
It llf liarl p\r/?f /Irvnn TJ~ 1 >
uunt. 11C llciu
had scars on his hands made
inhered to have beaten a boy
, so that he always afterward
tured him, especially at night,
irit was angry with him, and
had sent his Son to save him
istress was a double distress,
f the grace of this unknown
vould get up a 'stamp dance.'
these feelings away. I raised
ard for three miles away. It
ther. I was a great hand in
ct, was a leader of it, and I
ght, but I only stamped my
en I went down in the bushes
i<_? cut my tnroat. l opened
st then I looked up and saw
:o my eyes. 'Well,' I said, 'I
she can see me. I don't want
lg and screaming,' so I went
i the marsh by the great oaks,
ame powerfully into my mind
)le to take away the bad feel1
I did just as the Indian doc1,
'Great Spirit, pity me and
ngs and keep me from killing
ked, it was all gone, and I felt
answered me. I shut up my
and gathered hence all the
1 them about my experience.
Tt did me good. I could not
what it meant, but they could
i all heathen themselves.
>und telling. At last an
,4* n v*
f OF THE SOUTH.
old negro came and said, 'A v
you,' and.soon he came with a 1
man came and took my hand,
with me, I will put you to sc
the Book, and they will explai
to his vessel at Key West."
This man was Captain Bern
carrying provisions for the arn
New Orleans, then to New "V
lciirn lingnsn. I his Captain ]
tian, and Talanias was afterwai
las Bcmo. He afterwards we
joined one of the expedition:
Franklin. He says: "We fou
vessel, crowded up in ice. It
years, and the sailors cried 1
climbed in and saw the captai
his hat and overcoat on, and
last words he had written w
night.' The sailors were sittin
Talamas was gone with Ci
and, on his return, was an inm
Alston Douglas, a Bethel prea
dian. Thence he went to Laf
was with Dr. Jedkins for three
good English education; thei
course at Princeton, after whi<
Territory and became a useful
nam oi nis people.
Behold how from the smalh
may grow in the most unlikel
God may work in those in wl
such work, and how, with sc
Christ may be revealed in savi
scarcely any knowledge of hii
"Christian Intelligencer."
THE SIN OF POSTP
Deferred duties usually me
this field, accumulation is the e
Accumulated dividends may b
are hardlv ever Mm
j ? . ?- ov\_i uj anv.
pile upon us. When we hav<
a score of duties that have be<
for days and weeks or months
had our attention long ago, v
safely admit that something is
life. The whole trouble probz
today what we ought to do toe
two sins: misusing some of ou
of our time The right selectii
intense concentration on our ta
fatal accumulation. No one .
along under the burden of un
lone affr\ to
o v put UUl
I
A very significant sentence :
ress, is reported in the papers,
on the stage and is about 10 i
made millions on the stage,
girls is to keep away from it.'
stage is injurious to girls, Ch
from encouraging it.
II
yhite man is hunting for
white man, and the white
and said, 'If you will go
'hool and tell you about
n it all,' and he took me
10, of the "Shenandoah,"
ny. He took Talamas to
ork, where he began to
Demo was a good Chrisds
known as John Dougnt
with the captain, and
> in search of Sir John
nd the ship, an English
had been there thirteen
when they saw it. , We
n sitting at a table with
a pen in his hand. The
ere, 'My wife froze last
g around frozen."
iptain Bemo1 four years,
ate of the family of Rev.
cher, who taught the In
ayette College, where he
or four years, and got a
i he took a theological
:h he went to the Indian
minister among the remist
germs, the divine life
y soil; how the Spirit of
10m we are expecting no
arce any human agency,
ng power to one who has
n as a historic person.?
'ONED DUTIES.
an neglected duties. In
nemy of accomplishment,
e a very good thing, but
>wing unfinished tasks to
i to admit that there are
en awaiting our attention
>, and that ought to have
/e may at the same time
> wrong with our plan of
ibly lies in our not doing
lay ; and that results from
r time, and wasting some
on of our tasks, and then
isks, will put a stop to the
has any right to stagger
finished tasks that ought
of the way.?S. S. Times.
from Anna Held, the actShe
has been successful
etire. She says, "I have
but my advice to young
' To this we add: If the
ristians may well refrain