Sold II
"Suppose a white man should come to me and say, Joseph, I like your horses. I want to buy them.
I say to him, no, my horses suit me; I will not sell them.
Then he goes to my neighbor and he says, pay me money, and I will sell you Joseph's horses.
The white man returns to me and says, Joseph, I have bought your horses and you must let me have them.
If we sold our lands to the government, this is the way they bought them."
--Chief Joseph, Nez Perce (1840-1904)
I say to him, no, my horses suit me; I will not sell them.
Then he goes to my neighbor and he says, pay me money, and I will sell you Joseph's horses.
The white man returns to me and says, Joseph, I have bought your horses and you must let me have them.
If we sold our lands to the government, this is the way they bought them."
--Chief Joseph, Nez Perce (1840-1904)
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