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Show 60 FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. I have been up with Brother Ward three nights herding cattle ; he is with the cattle now, we are worn out and cannot stand it any longer; I thought when you only rode from Salt Lake City in a carriage, and have slept all night, you could just as well get up and attend to business as for us to be up three nights. That is why I said it." Brother Smith turned to one of these men, saying, " Go get some men and relieve Brother Barney immedi-ately. Bro. Jones go home and go to sleep ; when you wake up you will feel better." I felt ashamed for Bro. Smith manifested no anger. When I awoke in the afternoon I went to see Bro. Smith intending to ask his pardon. On seeing me he took me by the hand, laughing heartily, asking me if I felt any better, and talking in a very pleasant manner, giving me no chance to apologize. Many years after-wards he spoke of it, and laughed about it as a good joke. I relate this to show the nobility of his character, being above small prejudice., I have met others who ought to be as good as Brother Smith, who would never have forgiven me if I had made such a remark about them. How long the war continued is a question. Active hostilities were kept up more or less according to oppor-tunities during the summer of ' 53. When the Indians had a good chance they would steal or kill. Some were more or less peaceable when it suited them. I never went out to fight as I made no pretensions whatever of being an Indian fighter. I did my portion of military duty. I assisted in various ways in helping to protect ourselves against the natives, but I always made it a rule to culti-vate a friendly feeling whenever opportunity presented; so much so that the Indians always recognized me as a |