 | John Carey Cremony - 1868 - 334 էջ
...character of his tribe. Having listened to the General's final determination, he answered and said: "You are stronger than we. We have fought you so long as we had rifles and powder; but your arms are better than ours. Give us like weapons and turn us loose, we will fight you again; but we... | |
 | Jacob Piatt Dunn - 1886 - 816 էջ
...their former head chief, who died soon after they were first treated with, in 1855. Giannah-tah said, " You are stronger than we. We have fought you so long...than ours. Give us like weapons and turn us loose, we will fight you again; but we are worn out; we have no more heart ; we have no provisions, no means... | |
 | Jacob Piatt Dunn - 1886 - 816 էջ
...their former head chief, who died soon after they were first treated with, in 1855. Giannah-tah said, " You are stronger than we. We have fought you so long...than ours. Give us like weapons and turn us loose, we will fight you again; but we are worn out; we have no more heart; we have no provisions, no means... | |
 | Charles Leland Sonnichsen - 1979 - 356 էջ
...rendered into English still pierce the heart after all these years : "You are stronger than we," he said. "We have fought you so long as we had rifles and powder; but your weapons are better than ours. Give us weapons and turn us loose, and we will fight you again; but we are worn out; we have no more heart;... | |
 | Donald Emmet Worcester - 1979 - 412 էջ
...the Mescaleros after the death of Manuelito. When the conference with Carleton began, Cadete said: You are stronger than we. We have fought you so long...than ours. Give us like weapons and turn us loose, we will fight you again; but [now] we are worn out; we have no more heart; we have no provisions, no... | |
 | Deborah Homsher - 2000 - 264 էջ
...across the continent was crushed. A Navaho chief, Cadette, spoke of guns in his message of surrender: "We have fought you so long as we had rifles and powder; but your arms are better than ours. Give us like weapons and turn us loose, we will fight you again; but we... | |
 | Raymond Friday Locke - 2001 - 516 էջ
...Carson for protection. Cadete, their chief, said: "You are stronger than we. We have fought you as long as we had rifles and powder; but your weapons are better than ours. Give us weapons and turn us loose, and we will fight you again; but now we are worn out; we have no more heart;... | |
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Give us like weapons and turn us loose, we will fight you again; but we are worn out; we have no more heart ; we have no provisions, no means to live; your troops are everywhere; our springs and waterholes are either occupied or overlooked by your young... 