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Show FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. 189 The agent answered, " I guess it had better be peace." " Peace it is then," I put my gun down and shook hands with both. I was kindly treated and accommodated in manyways by the agent, after this, while at the agency I got a team from him to bring in the sled and goods. CHAPTER XXIX. I Visit the Indian Camp Our big Talk Some of their Grievances The Kindness of an Indian in Providing Me a Horse. THE Indians were greatly pleased to see me. It is well understood by all who are acquainted with Indian character, that they are undemonstrative as a rule, except when angry, especially the warriors. Many of them said I was a strong man and had good legs. They admired my companion, saying they knew him and knew he was a good hunter. The most that I desired for a few days was to rest and eat. Sessions soon got filled up, but it seemed to me that I never would be able to satisfy my stomach for having punished it so with the sickly mountain sheep. There was plenty to eat at the trader's quarters. The agent was kind, giving us all the potatoes and milk we wanted ; these being about the only articles the trader was lacking. The dog was in about the same fix as my-self, he tried to eat everything on the reservation, but finally got satisfied by getting at a barrel of tallow, one |