to ask," I would reply. "Now I
will tell you what is in our hearts. Have plenty of your fish ready and
we will look after the rest of the dinner. But there are several other
things about which we are anxious, and to which we want you to attend:
first, we want to see when we visit you, how very clean and sweet your
new house will be; then, we are also anxious to see, how neat and tidy
the members of the family will be; we also wish to see, how bright and
polished all your kettles, pots, and plates, will be. We are both
coming to your homes as I announced, so be on the lookout and ready for
us. I believe we will all have a good time."

Somewhat relieved by this interview, they would start off to their
homes.

Soon after breakfast on Monday morning, Mrs Young would have her own
dog-train and cariole brought up to the door, aid aided by willing
hands, the cariole would be quickly loaded up for the visit to the
Indian home announced for that day's visit.

Perhaps it is but right here to state, that we never inflicted these
visits upon our Indians except when we had abundance of supplies of some
kind or other in the mission house, and were thus able to carry over
sufficient, with the fish the family supplied, for a hearty meal. So,
in her cariole Mrs Young had, not only this liberal supply of food,
with plenty of tea and sugar, but a large tablecloth, dishes, knives,
forks, spoons, and other essentials. About nine o'clock she was driven
over to the home, where, with a certain amount of trepidation, the
expectant family were awaiting her coming. They had been at work very
early and never did a floor made of well-planed spruce boards shine
whiter. For hours it had been scrubbed; an unlimited amount of
elbow-grease aided by some soft soap made out of strong lye and the
grease of a fat dog, had done the work most completely. The faces of
the children showed that they had been most thoroughly polished, while
all the family were arrayed in their Sunday apparel. Every kettle and
pot bore evidence of the early hour at which the family had arisen and
begun operations.

The instructions given to me, were, that I was not to put in an
appearance until about half-past twelve, and I was so interested that I
was generally on time.

It was a very gratifying sight that met me, and a very cordial welcome
that I received. Every member of the family was simply radiant with
happiness and my good wife had most thoroughly caught