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Show FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. 257 stroyed by floods, so that some seasons we have had to suffer hunger. " We have had many revolutions and thousands have been killed. Lately we have had the grasshoppers come and destroy every green herb and product. But all these things have made war only on the body of the man. None have had a tendency to destroy the soul. " Now of all the plagues that ever visited the earth to curse and destroy mankind we have the worst just come to us and there stand the representatives of this plague. Look at them. Their faces show what they are. " Thanks to God we have been warned in time by the Holy Pope that false prophets and teachers would come among us. " These men," pointing to us, " represent all that is low and depraved. They have destroyed the morals of their own people, and have now come here to pollute the people of this place." ( I thought if that was so we had a hard job on hand.) " They have no virtue. They all have from six to one dozen wives. Now they have come here to extend the practice into Mexico. / de-nounce them. Yes, here in the presence of the image of the Virgin Mary, I denounce them as barbarians. * * And I want you all to get their books and fetch them to me and I will burn them." As Brother Tenney was not present, I was the only one ot our party who perfectly understood his words. I began to feel as though it would be best for us to get out of the crowd before the spirit got too high, as some fanatic might be tempted to slip a sharp knife in among our* ribs. We managed to work ourselves gradually out of the crowd which filled the door yard for several feet. When 16 |