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Show FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. 1 09 dare you to go past me towards the fort." This seemed to take them back. I meant what I said, and some of them knew my disposition, which in those days, was not the most Christian- like when a white man was before me as an enemy. After looking at me a moment Tom said,*" For your family's sake I will spare you, for I think you d d fool enough to die before you would give up the goods." I thanked him and said I believed as he did. After this we had no more trouble. Many times I have thought I should have shown our force openly to have deterred Williams, but he was such a known bully and so conceited that I felt just like " taking him down a notch," and this did it. CHAPTER XIX. Ample Food Supplies Arrive I go to Salt Lake City My report to President Young He approves it I am accused of Stealing My vindication. THE wagons being sent out for the goods soon be-gan to arrive. Provisions were not in question now, as we had plenty. There was also a big Y. X. company, Levi Stewart in charge, going down to stock the road, and a company of Elders traveling with hand-carts came through from Salt Lake City. It was about one week from the first arrival until the last of these arrived. President Young had sent me several letters con-taining instructions of various kinds pertaining to my |