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Show 316 INDIAN DEPREDATIONS earth to come together, for he wanted to talk to them. They met in a large valley and the Lord came down and stood, one foot on one mountain and the other foot upon another mountain; but the people would not listen to Him. He then called all of his friends to come to Him. They came two of every kind of beasts, and a few men, women and children, and they made a covenant to hearken unto Him. The others kept talking and would not hear Him, Then the Lord was angry; he stooped down and pulled up a large tree and whipped every living thing to death except his friends, and then He told them to go and throw or scatter their young upon all the face of the land and be His friends. ELIJAH FED BY RAVENS. A great many moons ago a woman strayed off and got lost from her lodge. She became very hun-gry, and cried to the Lord for food, and He sent ravens to carry her food for many days. After a while she found her lodge, and there was great re-joicing among here people when she told them what the ravens had done. THE CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST. A great many years ago the Lord ( Towats) lived in the Piede country. His house is standing at this time. He had a son who died and when he died the earth was broken up; there were earth-quakes and terrible thunderings and lightnings. It was very dark for three days and nights. It was so dark the people could feel the darkness with |