 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1831 - 314 pages
...the woods ; unahle to hear either cold or hunger; knew neither how to huild a cahin, take a deer, or kill an enemy; spoke our language imperfectly ; were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriurs, or counsellors: they were totally pood for nothing. We are however not the less ohliged hy... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1833 - 274 pages
...formerly brought up at the Colleges of the northern provinces; they were instructed in all your sciences; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners;...hunger; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy ; spoke our language imperfectly; were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors,... | |
 | William Pinnock - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1833 - 738 pages
...colleges of the northern provinces; they were instructed in all the sciences; but when they came bach to us, they were bad. runners ; ignorant of every means of living in the woods ; unable either to bear cold or hunger ; knew neither how ter build a cabin, take a deer, nor to kill an enemy... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - Readers - 1833 - 286 pages
...formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces; they were instructed in all your sciences; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners; ignorant of every means lit' living in the woods; unable to bear either cold or hunger; knew neither how to build a cabin,... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1834 - 588 pages
...formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces; they were instructed in all your sciences; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners...; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy ; spoke our language imperfectly ; were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors,... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1834 - 582 pages
...the woods ; unable to bear either cold or hunger ; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy ; spoke our language imperfectly ; were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, or counsellors ; they were totally good for nothing. We are, however, not the less obliged by your... | |
 | 1836 - 496 pages
...brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces — they were instructed in all your sciences ; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners...— knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy — spoke our language imperfectly, and were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriours,... | |
 | 1837 - 490 pages
...brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces — they were instructed in all your sciences ; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners...— knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy — spoke our language imperfectly, and were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriours,... | |
 | Samuel Gardner Drake - Indians of North America - 1837 - 642 pages
...brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces ; they were instructed in all your sciences ; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners...hunger; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy ; spoke our language imperfectly; were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors,... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1837 - 654 pages
...northern provinces ; flrey were instructed in all your sciences ; but when they came back Vp us, tfiey were bad runners ; ignorant of every means of living...; knew neither how to build a cabin., take a deer, or kill an enemy ; spoke our language imperfectly ; were therefore! neither fit for hunters, warriors,... | |
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We have had some experience of it — several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces; they were instructed in all your sciences, but when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorant of every means... 
