en are guilty of;
but if you despise _them_ on this ground, you must much more despise
white men, for _they_ are guilty of greater iniquities than Indians are.
They have more knowledge, and are, therefore, more inexcusable when
they sin; and any one who has travelled much must be aware that, in
regard to general wickedness, white men are at least quite as bad as
Indians. Depend upon it, Jacques, that there will be Indians found in
heaven at the last day as well as white men. God is no respecter of
persons."

"I niver thought much on that subject afore, sir," returned the hunter;
"what you say seems reasonable enough. I'm sure an' sartin, any way,
that if there's a redskin in heaven at all, Redfeather will be there,
an' I only hope that I may be there too to keep him company."

"I hope so, my friend," said the pastor earnestly; "I hope so too, with
all my heart. And if you will accept of this little book, it will show
you how to get there."

The missionary drew a small, plainly-bound copy of the Bible from his
pocket as he spoke, and presented it to Jacques, who received it with a
smile, and thanked him, saying, at the same time, that he "was not much
up to book-larnin', but he would read it with pleasure."

"Now, Jacques," said the pastor, after a little further conversation on
the subject of the Bible, in which he endeavoured to impress upon him
the absolute necessity of being acquainted with the blessed truths which
it contains--"now, Jacques, about my visit to the Indians. I intend, if
the Almighty spares me, to embark in yon tin canoe that you found me
engaged with, and, with six men to work it, proceed to the country of
the Knisteneux Indians, visit their chief camp, and preach to them there
as long as the weather will permit. When the season is pretty well
advanced, and winter threatens to cut off my retreat, I shall re-embark
in my canoe and return home. By this means I hope to be able to sow the
good seed of Christian truth in the hearts of men who, as they will not
come to this settlement, have no chance of being brought under the power
of the gospel by any other means."

Jacques gave one of his quiet smiles on hearing this. "Right, sir--
right," he said, with some energy; "I have always thought, although I
niver made bold to say it before, that there was not enough o' this sort
o' thing. It has always seemed to me a kind o' madness (excuse my
plainness o' speech, sir) in you pastors, thinkin' to