"Go on; I am all ears."
"In two words, this is the matter; the Papazos have not elected a chief, but an emperor!"
"An emperor?"
"Yes."
"What do they assert, then?"
"They mean to be free, and wish to constitute their Independence upon a solid basis."
"Do you know this emperor?"
"I have seen him, at least."
"Who is he?"
"A man who is the more formidable because he appears to belong to the white rather than the red race; and is thoroughly conversant with all the means hitherto employed by the Indians."