Dear Friends: -

I was at the Hospital for a time but as soon as I could get permission from the Agent to come out home I came, and my little flock gave me a warm greeting. Everything looked dark enough. A few here had taken sides with the dancers and I felt that to get them to turn back and join us would be a great step gained. One of them came to my house and I had a long talk with him. He sat sullen and silent. Grindstone, our good Chief, came and I sent messages out asking all the people to stay at home. He went around and heralded it through the village, and one of the wild ones, Running Antelope, son-in-law of Black Tomahawk, came to me saying, that he came for enlightenment. I laid everything aside and took my maps and explained it all to him. I showed him the country and railroads, and made it clear to him that such a thing could not take place without every white person knowing it. He listened, (he is an intelligent man), and after he had told me he had been an honest follower and had been sincere in believing the reports, he said he had done all he had been told, and had received no vision or strength; that he found out that the leaders were not honest and that only the most foolish ones believed it. He said he left the dance and because I had never yet deceived him although he knew I opposed yet he came to me believing I would tell him the truth. The map of the United States with the railroads marked upon it explained to him fully the impossibility of all the dead having arisen, and being now gathered together in the Rocky Mountains. He gave me his hand and said, "You have enlightened me. I now stand with you." So I feel pretty well now and think this little village safe.

To-day, (Nov. 30th), we had a very good attendance at church. I attended here in the morning and up the river at Cross Bear's in the afternoon. I hope the Indians will quiet down. Every one, but one, of the disaffected Indians in my village have come to me and promised not to go to the Ghost dance any more.

One of our young men went and his wife joined in the dance. Her babe was taken sick and for four days it was very ill, but I did not know it. On the fifth day the mother came after me in a wagon. I went down and found the child very low. It was having convulsions. I asked how long it had been sick, and then asked why they did not call me sooner. They said, "We thought by our deafness we had brought this upon ourselves, and we were ashamed to call for you. If we had heard your words and obeyed you we feel that the child would not have been ill." I have done all I can; the child is improving but is very weak. The members of the Young Men's Christian Association went down there last night and prayed with them. They seem very penitent and it is a good lesson to others. They do not seem to have a doubt that the mother's dancing all day and night caused the baby's spasms.

I shall start to the Agency to-morrow and try to get down river. I am not a coward but I do not think it safe to start out to travel a hundred and fifty miles alone at this time of year. Elias will go with me to the Cheyenne.

I have had so much work among the sick and so much excitement that I must go or I shall not able to do so.