He had shown him what an advantage it would be to the young chief to understand more thoroughly Chinook and English.

He was wise and politic in the matter as well as large-hearted, for he felt that the school might need the friendliness of the old chief, and in no way could it be better secured.
"The world treats you as you treat the world," he said; "and what you are to the world, the world is to you.

Tell me only what kind of a neighborhood you come from, and I will tell you what kind of a neighborhood you are going to; we all see the world in ourselves.

I will educate the boy, and his father will protect the school.

The Indian heart is hot and revengeful, but it is honest and true.