SHREWDNESS.

“_He that delivereth it unto thee hath the greater sin._”

“I am glad,” said the Rev. Dr. Y⸺s to the chief of the Little Ottowas,

“that you do not drink whiskey. But it grieves me to find that your

people use so much of it.” “Ah, yes,” replied the Indian,—and he fixed an

arch and impressive eye upon the Doctor, which communicated the reproof

before he uttered it—“we Indians _use_ a great deal of whiskey, but we do

not _make_ it.”

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