 | Anthologies - 1892 - 312 pages
...convoked to hear his proposals, and after two hours' consultation Red Jacket made reply.] BROTHEE, listen to what we say. There was a time when our forefathers owned this great island. Their seats extended from the rising to the setting sun. The Great Spirit had made it for the use of the... | |
 | George W. Lindsay, Charles C. Conley, Charles H. Litchman - Fraternal organizations - 1893 - 664 pages
...leave this place. It is right you should have one, as you are a great distance from home, and we do not wish to detain you ; but we will first look back a...when our forefathers owned this great island. Their seats extended from the rising to the setting sun. The Great Spirit had made it for the use of Indians.... | |
 | Anne Hollingsworth Wharton - Children's stories - 1896 - 246 pages
...Rebecca's brown eyes that made it very 63 difficult to refuse her anything that she asked, he began : * "There was a time when our forefathers owned this great island. Their seats extended from the rising to the setting sun. The Great Spirit had made it for the use of the... | |
 | Frederick Starr - Indians of Mexico - 1898 - 272 pages
...them. After he had spoken, the old Seneca orator rose, and in his speech said the following words : " Brother, listen to what we say. There was a time when our forefathers owned this great island. Their seats extended from the rising to the setting sun. The Great Spirit had made it for the use of Indians.... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - Dialogues - 1900 - 468 pages
...cenroked to hear his proposais, and after two hours' consultation Red Jacket made reply.] ! ROTHER, listen to what we say. There was a time when our forefathers owned this great island. Their seats extended from the rising to the setting sun. The Great Spirit had made it for the use of the... | |
 | Walter Rowlands - Orators - 1901 - 644 pages
...leave this place. It is right you should have one, as you are a great distance from home, and we do not wish to detain you. But we will first look back a...us, and what we have heard from the white people. Red Jacket 23 1 " Brother : Listen to what we say. There was a time when our forefathers owned this... | |
 | Albert Shaw - World politics - 1901 - 1024 pages
...in the heart of many an Asiatic and African at the present day : "'Brother,' said the Red- Jacket, 'listen to what we say. There was a time when our forefathers owned this great island. . . . But an evil day came upon us I Your forefathers crossed the great waters, and landed on this... | |
 | Mayo Williamson Hazeltine - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1902 - 462 pages
...leave this place. It is right you should have one, as you are a great distance from home and we do not wish to detain you. But we will first look back a...when our forefathers owned this great island. Their seats extended from the rising to the setting sun. The Great Spirit had made it for the use of Indians.... | |
 | Mary H. Wade - Indians of North America - 1905 - 288 pages
...distinctly the words that you have spoken. For all these favors we thank the Great Spirit, and him only. " Brother, listen to what we say. There was a time when our fathers owned this great island. Their seats extended from the rising - to the setting sun. The Great... | |
 | William Jennings Bryan, Francis Whiting Halsey - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1906 - 286 pages
...have one, as you are a great distance from home and we do not wish to detain you. But first we will look back a little and tell you what our fathers have...when our forefathers owned this great island. Their seats extended from the rising to the setting sun. The Great Spirit had made it for the use of Indians.... | |
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Brother, listen to what we say. There was a time when our forefathers owned this great island. Their seats extended from the rising to the setting sun. The Great Spirit had made it for the use of Indians. 
