“Bridgeport?" Said I."Camelot," Said he.”

“I’m so happy I could scalp somebody. (Said after he got married)”

“I said nothing of the sort.”

“I said there was nothing so convincing to an Indian as a general massacre. If he could not approve of the massacre, I said the next surest thing for an Indian was soap and education. Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run; because a half-massacred Indian may recover, but if you educate him and wash him, it is bound to finish him some time or other.”

“Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.”

“I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.”

“I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel they have not said enough.”