The Log School-House on the Columbia

missionary zeal for the Indians, and he remembered Mrs. Woods kindly as an ignorant but earnest and teachable woman, whom the influence of his preaching

ously learned, and delighted to quote on all occasions. Her favorite hymn in the

of Abrah'

t often have heard her trying to sing to the old Hebrew melody of Leoniel-a t

of Abrah'

supreme

rise, and s

right

n earth

m, fame,

y only po

eld an

imself h

s oath

eagles' wi

aven

behold h

his powe

e wonders o

ver

age. The tune, although marked in the music-books C.P.M., and thus indicating some difficulty, wa

is the pi

m every anxi

dly hope

neither co

dains on ear

sojour

sual about her work, when J

t here in the timber? Well, you are welcome. I have got something on my mind, and

ave it and go back to the East; and this may be my

an not think it your duty to leave this great country in t

same Voice that called me to that work calls me again to go back to tell the people of the East of their great opportunity here. I owe it to my country's future to do this. I have eaten the grapes of a promised land, and I

s been reprovin' me, though she shouldn't, perhaps, being a girl. She was sassy to me, but she meant we

-Benjamin, the chief's boy-insulted me before the school by takin' a stick out of my hand, and I came to dislike him, and he hates me. There are many Injuns in the timb

ll protect me on account of his love for the master; and that, on account of my love for the good Mas

elders. Hatred only multiplies itself; when one overcomes his

e well. Think how I used to take care of the sick folk on o

s, and to help others by returning love for hate, is the true life. The best friends in the world that we can have are those that we h

n: he showed the right spirit

ension, and it made him a martyr. Hi

My bad spirit in this matter has long troubled me; it has caused a cloud to come over me when singin' hymns. I will give

in, Mrs. Woods accompanied h

hing, a black she-bear suddenly rose up before them, and a cub started up by her side. The great bear and the little bear both stood on their

the little bear, and

ge indeed in the eyes of the startled missionary. The little bear rolled itself into

ur feet and ran off into the timber; and the little one, h

?" asked the mission

t him that trick myself. He was on

to me, if you have such a good influence over bears,

"I mean to live so I can sing h

re generally harmless if unmolested. She called, "Roll Over! Roll Over!" when she came to the place where she had had

appiness seemed to be the freedom to sing hymns with a clear conscienc