All the rest of the early settlers seemed to think that the Indians were an inferior race of beings, whom the Creator had merely allowed to keep possession of this beautiful country till the white men should be in want of it." "Did the pious men of those days never try to make Christian of them ?" asked Laurence.

"Sometimes, it is true," answered Grandfather, "the magistrates and ministers would talk about civilizing and converting the red people.

But, at the bottom of their hearts, they would have had almost as much expectation of civilizing the wild bear of the woods and making him fit for paradise.

They felt no faith in the success of any such attempts, because they had no love for the poor Indians.

Now, Eliot was full of love for them; and therefore so full of faith and hope that he spent the labor of a lifetime in their behalf." "I would have conquered them first, and then converted them," said Charley.
"Ah, Charley, there spoke the very spirit of our forefathers." replied Grandfather.