At last, I have had great thoughts--thoughts proceeding from the Manitou.

Hear now the words of Owato Wanisha; he is young, very young; his skin is that of a Pale-face, but his heart is a Shoshone's.
"When you refused to till the ground, you did well, for it was not in your nature--the nature of man cannot be changed like that of a moth.
Yet, at that time, you understood well the means which give power to a great people.

Wealth alone can maintain the superiority that bravery has asserted.

Wealth and bravery make strength--strength which nothing can break down, except the great Master of Life.
"The Shoshones knew this a long time ago; they are brave, but they have no wealth; and if they still keep their superiority, it is because their enemies are at this time awed by the strength and the cunning of their warriors.

But the Shoshones, to keep their ground, will some day be obliged to sleep always on their borders, to repel their enemies.