rney eastward into the Shawanoe country. Mul-tal-la had a
companion when he left us, but he was accidentally killed after
arriving in the East.

"I was not quite five years old when I first saw Deerfoot and his two
friends, yet I can never forget him, for he was the most remarkable
youth, white or red, that I ever met."

[2] Statement of Ap-pa-pa-alk, a member of the Blackfoot tribe,
given to Rev. J. Y. Dilworthy, missionary, on the 21st of
October, 1869.

(Here follows a description of Deerfoot's appearance, his traits, his
skill with rifle and bow, his athletic prowess and his unequaled
woodcraft. This need not be repeated, since you are familiar with it.
The statement which follows, however, is one of the most remarkable
ever penned.)

"I was in the Big Lodge on the afternoon Deerfoot spoke to many of our
people of the white man's God, who, he said, was the God of the red man
as well. Young as I was, I stood at the knee of my mother, thrilled and
almost breathless under the spell of the simple eloquence of the
Shawanoe, many of whose words I remember. In the midst of his address
my father, Chief Taggarak, strode into the lodge. He passed so close to
me that his knee brushed my shoulder. My mother and I looked up at him,
but he did not see us, nor did he notice anyone except Deerfoot. His
eyes were fixed on the young Shawanoe, and we all thought he meant to
attack him.

"Deerfoot saw him enter, stopped speaking and looked steadily at the
chief as he drew near. Deerfoot always carried his knife at his girdle,
though of course he had laid aside his gun. I remember wondering why he
did not draw his weapon, but, instead of doing so, he placed his hands
behind his back and calmly surveyed Taggarak, without the least sign of
fear. From what I afterward learned, I am sure that if my father had
attacked the Shawanoe, the chief would have been quickly overcome, if
not killed.

"Within two paces of Deerfoot, Taggarak wheeled about, _faced_ his
people and made an impassioned avowal of his belief in the Christian
religion. He declared that the true God had spoken to him when he tried
to hide himself in the woods and to close his ears against His words.
That God had not allowed him to sleep or eat or drink or rest till he
threw himself on his face, and with streaming eyes begged Him to
forgive and take him into His favor.

"Never was there such excitement among the Blackfoot tribe as was
caused by the d