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Chief Seattles 1854 Oration ... all things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man ... the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports. Chief Seattle, Dwamish His Native Eloquence, Etc., Etc. by Henry A. Smith Scraps from a Diary: Chief Seattle - A gentleman By Instinct 10th article in the series Early Reminiscences /~stony/seattle.html （中文介绍及翻译见后，第5 页起） Seattle Sunday Star, October 29, 188 Old Chief Seattle was the largest Indian I ever saw, and by far the noblest-looking. He stood 6 feet full in his moccasins, was broad- shouldered, deep-chested, and finely proportioned. His eyes were large, intelligent, expressive and friendly when in repose, and faithfully mirrored the varying moods of the great soul that looked through them. He was usually solemn, silent, and dignified, but on great occasions moved among assembled multitudes like a Titan among Lilliputians, and his lightest word was law. When rising to speak in council or to tender advice, all eyes were turned upon him, and deep-toned, sonorous, and eloquent sentences rolled from his lips like the ceaseless thunders of cataracts flowing from exhaustless fountains, and his magnificent bearin was as noble as that of the most cultivated military chieftain in command of the forces of a continent. Neither his eloquence, his dignity, or his grace were acquired. They were as native to his manhood as leaves and blossoms are to a flowering almond. His influence was marvelous. He might have been an emperor but all his instincts were democratic, and he ruled his loyal subjects with kindness and paternal benignity. He was always flattered by marked attention from white men, and never so much as when seated at their tables, and on such