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Jacob Hamblin, a narrative of his personal experience, as a frontiersman, missionary to the Indians and explorer, [microform] disclosing interpositions of Providence, severe privations, perilous situations and remarkable escapes. Fifth book of the faith-p - Page 43 |
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Show THEFT BY AN INDIAN. 41 CHAPTER VI. RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE TO THE INDIANS WE GAIN INFLU-ENCE BY IT THE LORD GIVES THE INDIANS TESTIMONIES OF THE TRUTH WAR BETWEEN TWO BANDS OF INDIANS A WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH FROM REVENGE PROMPT-INGS OF THE SPIRIT STOLEN HORSES RECOVERED - GOVERNMENT AMONG THE INDIANS APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN MISSION VISIT OF APOSTLE GEORGE A. SMITH UNITED STATES ARMY ON ITS WAY TO UTAH ELDER SMITH* S ADVISE TO THE SAINTS MOUNTAIN MEADOW MASSACRE. A PETTY chief, living west of the settlement on the Santa Clara, and on the California road, came to me and said that he had stolen from some " Mormons" as they passed by; that there could not be medicine made to kill him, for he was a hard one to kill, and he should steal from the " Mormons" again the first opportunity. Some two weeks after this conversation, the Indians told me that this chief was dead. In going home from the Santa Clara settlement, he stole an animal from a " Mormon" trav-eler, and hid it up until he had gone by ; then drove it to his lodge, killed it, and when it was about half skinned he was taken sick, went into his lodge and died. An Indian living near us said he had killed an animal, and wished to pay for it. I took some pay from him that he might be satisfied, and told him to go his way and steal no more. He was afterwards caught stealing another ox, after which I chanced to meet him alone. He asked me what I was going to do about it? I replied, " Nothing." He talked in an excited manner, and said in an angry tone, ' ' If you are going to do anything, do it now ; do it here. ' ' I explained to him that if evil came upon people they brought it upon themselves by their mean acts. |