Brenda Collins Dillon
03-20-2003, 07:25 PM
This was sent to me and I loved it.....
Indian Widsom
The old Cherokee chief sat in his hut on the reservation, smoking the
ceremonial pipe, eyeing the US government officials sent to interview
him. "Chief Two Eagles" one official began, "you have observed the
white man for 90 years. You have observed his wars and his material
wealth, you have seen his progress and the damage he has done". The
Chief nodded that it was so.The official continued, "Considering all
these events, in your opinion, where did the white man go wrong?" The
Chief stared at the government officials for over a minute, and then
calmly replied, "When white man found this land, Indians were running
it. No taxes. No debt. Plenty buffalo. Plenty beaver, women did all the
work. Medicine man free. Indian man spend all day hunting, fishing, and
all night making love to woman." The Chief leaned back and smiled,
"White man dumb to think he could improve system like that."
Indian Widsom
The old Cherokee chief sat in his hut on the reservation, smoking the
ceremonial pipe, eyeing the US government officials sent to interview
him. "Chief Two Eagles" one official began, "you have observed the
white man for 90 years. You have observed his wars and his material
wealth, you have seen his progress and the damage he has done". The
Chief nodded that it was so.The official continued, "Considering all
these events, in your opinion, where did the white man go wrong?" The
Chief stared at the government officials for over a minute, and then
calmly replied, "When white man found this land, Indians were running
it. No taxes. No debt. Plenty buffalo. Plenty beaver, women did all the
work. Medicine man free. Indian man spend all day hunting, fishing, and
all night making love to woman." The Chief leaned back and smiled,
"White man dumb to think he could improve system like that."