ho advised their men not to join King Philip
against the New England colonies, and, later, pointed out the wisdom of
maintaining neutrality during the war of the Revolution.

Perhaps no greater service has been rendered by any Indian girl to the
white race than by Catherine, the Ojibway maid, at the height of
Pontiac's great conspiracy. Had it not been for her timely warning of
her lover, Captain Gladwyn, Fort Detroit would have met the same fate as
the other forts, and the large number of Indians who held the siege for
three months would have scattered to wipe out the border settlements of
Ohio and Pennsylvania. The success of Pontiac would certainly have
delayed the settlement of the Ohio valley for many years. It is not to
be supposed that Catherine was moved to give her warning by anything
save her true womanly instincts. She stood between two races, and in her
love and bravery cut short a struggle that might have proved too full of
caprice and cruelty on both sides. She was civilization's angel, and
should have a niche in history beside Pocahontas.

Sacajawea, the young Indian mother who guided Lewis and Clark in their
glorious expedition to the Pacific, was another brave woman. It is true
that she was living in captivity, but according to Indian usage that
would not affect her social position. It does not appear that she joined
the expedition in order to regain her tribe, but rather from a sense of
duty and purpose of high usefulness. Not only as guide, but as
interpreter, and in rescuing the records of the expedition when their
canoe was overturned in the Missouri River, the "Bird Woman" was of
invaluable aid, and is a true heroine of the annals of exploration.

THE CHILDREN'S HERO

Nearly all the early explorers owed much to the natives. Who told the
white men of the wonders of the Yellowstone Park and the canyon of the
Colorado? Who guided them and served them without expectation of credit
or honor? It is a principle among us to serve friend or guest to the
utmost, and in the old days it was considered ill-bred to ask for any
remuneration. To-day we have a new race, the motive of whose actions is
the same as that of a civilized man. Nothing is given unless an
equivalent is returned, or even a little more if he can secure it. Yet
the inherent racial traits are there: latent, no doubt, but still
there. The red man still retains his love of service; his love for his
country. Once he has pledged his word to de