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The character of the indian is by no means that to be accepted or a pattern in all particulars. The days of such indians of ? Cooper portrays has gone. As few among the old men of the Ojibway race are noble minded "Mad we ossin."?, the Chief Speaker of the Lac du Flambeau band is a man mostly of native. He is in though earnest and a devout man after the indian fashion. His whole thought seems to be the good of his fellows. What his early history may have been we have no means of knowing. Inter- course with the white man and the forming through the white man's country is very apt to educate the indian, and set him to thinking, the result of which is usually beneficial and he is usually convinced that the long cherished theory "that the white men are few and scattered and that the indian can prevail over him." is dissipated and and the ? ? realizes that his fine hope is a dream.

The cruelty of an indian arises from several causes. first it would seem to be the national instinct of the animal to torment the captive. all animals manifest this frequently. a cat will cuff and toss the helpless frightened mouse. before she finally kills it, and the like spirit dominates the indian. and again all indians covet the esteem of their fellows for bravery and it is considered brave to witness and inflict