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^' the fort, fhall be the fignal for them to fall 

 *' upon the French. In order to make all the 

 " advantage we can of this blow, the other na- 

 " tions mufl fecond us ; they mud make the 

 " fame maflacre of the Frenchm.en at their fe- 

 *' veral flations ^ to be fure of that, we mufl 

 " make fome bundles of rods, containing an 

 ^' equal number, give each of them a bi.mdle, 

 ^' and keep one ; let them take notice of the 

 " number of days they are to wait ; every morn- 

 ^' ing one rod muft be cut in pieces and thrown 

 ^* into the fire, and when there will be but one 

 ^' left, the time of the (laughter is come ; it 

 *' muft begin at the firft quarter of the day (i. ^. 

 " at nine o^clock in the morning) ; we fhall fall 

 ^' upon our tyrants all at once ; they ihall be 

 *' overwhelmed on all fides j and when they are 

 ^' ojice deftroyed, it will be an eafy matter to 

 ^' prevent thofe from fettling among us that 

 ^' come from the old continent, acrofs the great 

 *' lake. It mull be recommended before all 

 " things, to be exaCl in drawing a rod from the 

 *' bundle every day -, the leaft miftake can have 

 " dangerous confequences ; we fhall charge 

 " fome wife man with it, and we muft beg our 

 " neighbours to imitate us." 



Here the orator gave over, and the old men 

 approved of his propofal ; the Sun of the Jpple 



village 



