The Merrimack River: its source and its tributaries. Embracing a history of manufactures, and of the towns along its course; their geography, topography, and products, with a description of the magnificent natural scenery about its upper waters./ By J. W. Meader.

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duce him to a homogeneous condition, and illuminate thle dark
recesses of his soul with the genial and germinatil)g rays of a
Christian light; no race could exhibit the elements and emotions
Of such a condition more gratifying than he. But this can never
,be accomplished. He can be hunted, pushed, exterminated, but
never civilized. It is repulsive to every element of his nature an(l
aspiration of his soul. Unlike the negro he can never be enslaved,
and, also, unlike that race, he displays a dignity and gravity in the
height of prosperity, or the extremity of adversity, truly refreshing
and worthy of imitation. If he is treacherous and cruel to his
enemies, he is true and kind to his friends. He is not of that school
who think that a good turn deserves another; but shows that he
appreciates it, and realizes that it merits a return; and his memory
is as equally retentive of a favor as an injury. Neither will be forgotten. But he can even be brought to overlook injuries when he
realizes that he has no power to resent them, which is a rule with
all men. That he really possesses this trait in an eminent degree,
Wonnalancet. son and successor of Passaconaway, is a conspicuous
example. Hlaving embraced the Christian religion under the teachings of the Apostle Elliot, this noble son of the forest endured
abuse and ill-treatment from those whose faith he had adopted, that
might have led more considerate people than unlettered savages to
doubt the sincerity, value, or importance of such professions; still,
with his mind imbued with the true spirit of Christianity, never
wmvering, he endured all, suffered all; and, though recently redeemed fiom paganism, his example was such as the enlightened
might profit by imitating.
Even in the darkness of barbarism, in the gloom of unmitigated
ignorance, the Indian recognized an overruling Providence; and
for success in the chase, on the war-path, or fishing, for bountiful
harvests of maize and vegetables, for all the good received, he never
failed to offer up to the Great Spirit his grateful acknowledgments:
perhaps too demonstrative to suit the tastes of delicate and polished
Christians, but it was his way, and who shall say it was not as
acceptable as the most studietl and eloquent prayer? Having been
educated by his surroundings, he was entirely a child of nature, and
as such, his appreciation and enjoyment of the sublime and beautiful, which was his gospel, would compare favorably with more fortunate mortals.
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