Sunday, July 5, 2009

This post is by JEFFREY AND NO ONE ELSE

Well, I failed at making videos, so I've decided to start actually blogging instead and let Aaron say anything he wants. SO, you've all probably heard about Lucky Indian, correct? Well, your guide was talking about how so many people wanted to retire in Guilin. So did Lucky. Before he decided to leave, he said to me this:
Surrender Speech of Chief Joseph
WebText by Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D.

Chief Joseph's Land, by David Manuel




I Will Fight No More Forever

Surrender Speech by Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce

I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed. Looking Glass is dead. Toohulhulsote is dead. The old men are all dead. It is the young men who say yes or no. He who led the young men is dead.
It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are--perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead.
Hear me, my chiefs. I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.
He was born in China, and now took a one way ticket back.

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