Show II GREAT RE RED MEN MEN MASSASOIT II I That there hove have been great men among time the American In Indians ians no one who has carefully read their story will ili ilia d a deny en y Among the children of the forest there were some mighty spirits spiris great groat in native native na na- na- na tive Int intelligence great In courage great t C in II executive ability and better still great in iii II all al tho the elements clemens o of moral integrity Tho fw first Indians that the tho New England Eng Eng- land lanti settlers came In contact with were time tho Whoso Whose hunting grounds 9 lay between Narragansett and Ca Cape pC Cod COIl Bays Time The head sachem o of tile tho tH In 16 1620 was a man whose heart healt was WN as as white while and amid soul as noble as those of any n white man limo Tho 11 Pilgrims had been upon the New England cou coast t tul but ul a few ew months when the time chief attended b by an escort of his painted warriors warrior made modo a visit to the white people with wih over over- Lures lurs o of kindness and good will wil Fortunately Fortunately For or for fill all concerned Gov Governor Bradford treated time tho savage as a aman arnan a man and ond brother rather than as ns a awid wild ild wid best beast and t it Il took them but a alte little while to draw up anti and raUf ratify an offensive and defensive n ho alliance between between be be- tween lweln King I and In King James After smoking th the p pipe Pf of p peace a e and II exchanging the heartiest o of congratulations allons upon the friendly compact made between them the time white men resumed their digging and anil an bul building and tho time red ree men In single singie file fie marched awa away again Into time the wilderness For half hat a century that compact was sacredly kept on both bolh sides shIes Tho The white while men were faithful to their promises and fuli fully appreciating honesty and fair air fairdealing dealing I Massasoit remained true Irue to 10 o his solemn agreement This savage chief must have been as diplomatic as ns ho he ht was staunch aa as wise as hu ime was good and true to have o held heM his Imis liR wild wid barbarians fast to lo that tr treaty nl for or fe fifty years It I was a a tremendous tre tre- task lask but htmL ho lie did It I. I Not once did the time forest king Icing swerve from the tIme path he had promised his paleface brother to walk In and when the the- the hour came rne In which he he heard ll the time Great Grent Spirit calling him to tho the happy huntIng huntIng huntIng hunt- hunt Ing ground ho could d depart knowing that no white man was able ablo to sa say that ho he had broken his imis word There Tho Is la no good Indian but the dead Indian we used to lo say and say and some of us are saying It I yet ct But Bul time the story of gives the lie He to the time miserable miserable miser miser- able saying Tho The grand old chief chief wan wai wana a 3 savage only In name His Ills heart was tender and true hl his manhood was heart of ot oak |