He is an old friend of mine.

He was governor of one of the territories a while, and was very satisfactory." "Indeed he was.

He was ex-officio Indian agent, too.

Many a man would have taken the Indian appropriation and devoted the money to feeding and clothing the helpless savages, whose land had been taken from them by the white man in the interests of civilization; but Balloon knew their needs better.

He built a government saw-mill on the reservation with the money, and the lumber sold for enormous prices--a relative of his did all the work free of charge--that is to say he charged nothing more than the lumber world bring." "But the poor Injuns--not that I care much for Injuns--what did he do for them ?" "Gave them the outside slabs to fence in the reservation with.