Month after month law-suits, instigated by the grasping white man against the helpless Indian are decided in favor of the mightly and unscrupulous white.

The disagreeables of travelling are necessary evils, to be encountered for the sake of the agreeables of resting and looking round you.

Before people started arriving, I began the day as I always did: by sprinkling saltwater widdershins—counterclockwise—around the perimeter of my shop, then smudging deosil—clockwise—with a sage bundle.

I lit my pipe and had a ponder about it, but reached no definite conclusion.