His speech was interpreted into English and ran, as far as I remember it, about as follows: He said that neither himself nor his companions had stolen the horses, and that they knew nothing about their loss; that the white man did not claim that they stole the horses, but they were to be killed because others had stolen the white man's horses, and neither they nor their friends were able to deliver them up to the white man; that the Indians had always treated the white man kindly-when he was hungry they gave him something to eat-but the white man had taken possession of their country, had driven the game far away into the mountains, had decreased the number of fish in the rivers and streams by Muddying their waters, and had by the tramping of their horses and cattle destroyed the Kamas and Kouse upon which they largely subsisted and had entirely destroyed the grass and other seeds which they gathered in large quantities for food; that he felt like one wandering alone in the deep fog and dark timber on a mountain side, and he heard the voice of the spirits of his fathers calling to him "be quiet and brave; the Great Spirit will avenge you."
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs
But there was another man in the road, blocking it with his top-buggy, one foot out on the step, his head thrust around the side of the hood with inquiring look, as if he also felt that there should be somebody at hand to open the gate and let him pass without Muddying his feet.
"The Bondboy"
George W. (George Washington) Ogden
He succeeded in Muddying Mr. Stagg's suit with his front paws, and almost cast the angry man full length into a mud puddle.
"Carolyn of the Corners"
Ruth Belmore Endicott
