whose dwelling were between forty and fifty children, anxious to attend schools. So, my young friends, you need have no fears that you will fail of an opportunity of expending your donations, and all the avails of your industry, to good advantage. I fear there are thousands of Choctaw children who will die in their sins and ignorance, unless the members of this, and other Sabbath schools in America, stretch out a helping hand to snatch them from impending ruin. While Mr. Byington resided with the chief, he often amused him with relating anecdotes of his boyish days. He told him, that when he was young, it was customary for the old men to give long talks to the boys, describing their wars with different nations, their success, &c. To impress it more deeply on the memory of the boys, when the story ended, they gave them a severe flogging.

Jerome. I should not relish such a method to strengthen memory.

Miranda. Did the new laws check the drinking of whiskey?

Katharine. The influence exerted by the missionaries, in addition to the new laws, caused many to break up the inveterate habit of drink

ing, which is the easily besetting sin of the Choctaws; but where it was not subdued, it was for a time almost entirely suppressed. The former riotous proceedings of Christmas were discountenanced, and, where formerly all was confusion and drunkenness, there was nothing of the kind seen for many miles.

We must go home now, for it is quite late. Cornelia closed the meeting, and the children departed, planning how they should do the most good to the Indians.

CHAPTER VI.

WHEN they met again, Cornelia told the children that Col. Folsom had two brothers much younger than himself, whom he sent to New England to be educated at the Foreign Mission School at Cornwall, in Connecticut. After staying there four years, they returned to their native land, very much improved, and anxious to do their countrymen all the good in their power.

Jerome. How were these young men ployed?

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Cornelia. Mr. McKee Folsom went with Mr. Wright to commence a station in Captain Red Fort's neighborhood, which was called Goshen. Miranda. When was this station formed?

Cornelia. In the summer of 1823. Mr. Israel Folsom assisted Mr. Byington and Mr. Wright in preparing books, after the Choctaw language had been reduced to a written form, and in other ways labored to assist the missionaries.

Miranda. Who taught the school at Emmaus?

Cornelia. Mr. Jewell; and Mr. Dyer took the charge of the farm. Mr. Gleason conducted the mechanical works at the station.

Mr. Adin Gibbs, from the Delaware tribe, after he received his education at Cornwall, was appointed an assistant missionary, and sent to the Choctaws. He was assigned to go into the mingo or king's family, instruct his children, and prepare the way for a permanent establishment at some future time.

Delia. Did he not feel very lonely after living so long with civilized and refined people?

Cornelia. Yes; but he exerted himself to do all the good he could, and was cheerful and happy, having abundant proof that he did not labor in vain. In 1823, the national council decided that they would encourage small schools throughout the country. Several females had joined the mission, and after providing a situation for all the persons connected with the mission family, a Mr. Hadden from Kentucky was hired to instruct a school at the house of Mr. Juzon, a Frenchman with a Choctaw family, who agreed to take children into his house to be instructed.

Delia. Where did Mr. Juzon live?

Cornelia. About a hundred miles from Mayhew. In the latter part of 1823, the mission was greatly strengthened by the addition of the Rev. Samuel Mosely, Mr. David Wright, their wives, and Miss Philena Thacher, sister to Mrs. Pride and nearly at the same time, by Mr. Bliss, Miss Electa May, and Miss Lucy Hutchinson. Miranda. How were so many disposed of to advantage?

Cornelia. They were all immediately employed at the different stations, but not so closely confined to any one, but that whenever it was deemed expedient to change their residence, they cheerfully submitted to labor wherever they could do it with the best prospect of success. Mr. and Mrs. Gage went to Emmaus, Mr. Bliss to Goshen; Miss Thacher went to reside with her sister, Mrs. Pride; Miss Hutchinson remained at Elliot, Miss Burnham taught the school at Mayhew, and Miss Everett lived much of the time at Elliot. Mr. and Mrs. Mosely resided at Mayhew principally during his short life, for he died in about nine months after entering upon missionary work.

Delia. What was the matter?

Cornelia. He had been afflicted with a lung