 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - United States - 1882 - 592 pages
...were instructed in all your sciences ; but, when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorani of every means of living in the woods, unable to bear...either cold or hunger, knew neither how to build a rabin, take a deer, nor kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly, were therefore neither fit for... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1882 - 524 pages
...they came back they were bad runners, ignorant of the means of living in the woods, unable to bear cold or hunger, knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, nor kill an enemy, and spoke our language imperfectly. We are nevertheless obliged to you, and if the... | |
 | E.H. Butler & Co - Readers - 1853 - 396 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,...how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly, — were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, or counselors... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1885 - 264 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, nor kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly — were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors,... | |
 | Orville T. Bright, James Baldwin - Readers - 1889 - 524 pages
...brought up at the col-« leges 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, nor kill an so enemy, spoke our language imperfectly, were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors,... | |
 | Charles Elmer Allison - Clinton (N.Y.) - 1889 - 138 pages
...formerly brought up at colleges of the northern provinces; they were instructed in all your sciences; but when they came back to us they were bad runners;...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... | |
 | Albert Ross Parsons - Astrology - 1893 - 472 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,...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;... | |
 | George W. Lindsay, Charles C. Conley, Charles H. Litchman - Fraternal organizations - 1893 - 664 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...woods ; unable to bear either cold or hunger ; knew nothing how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy; spoke our language imperfectly ; were,... | |
 | Nelson Appleton Miles, Marion Perry Maus - Indians of North America - 1896 - 616 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,...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... | |
 | Marshman William Hazen - Readers - 1896 - 536 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,...how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy; spoke our language imperfectly; were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, or counselors; they... | |
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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... 
