346 APPENDIX E. 



Ye know as how the Indian Rabble, 



With practices unwarrantable, 



Did come upon our quiet Borders, 



And there commit most desperate murders ; 



Did tomahawk, butcher, wound and cripple, 



With cruel Hage, the Lord's own People ; 



Did war most implacable wage 



With God's own chosen heritage ; 



Did from our Brethren take their lives, 



And kill our Children, kine and wives. 



Now. Sirs, I ween it is but right, 



That we upon these Canaanites, 



Without delay, should Vengeance take. 



Both for our own, and the K — k's sake ; 



Should totally destroy the heathen, 



And never till we've killed 'em leave 'em ; — 



Destroy them quite frae out the Land ; 



And for it we have God's Command. 



We should do him a muckle Pleasure, 



As ye in your Books may read at leisure." 



He paused, as Orators are used, 



And from his pocket quick produced 



A friendly Vase well stor'd and fiU'd 



With good old whiskey twice distill'd. 



And having refresh'd his inward man, 



Went on with his harangue again. 



" Is't not, my Brethren, a pretty Story 



That we who are the Land's chief Glory, 



Who are i' the number of God's elected. 



Should slighted thus be and neglected ? 



That we, who're the only Gospel Church, 



Should thus be left here in the lurch ; 



Whilst our most antichristian foes. 



Whose trade is war and hardy blows, 



(At least while some of the same Colour, 



With those who've caused us all this Dolor,) 



In matchcoats warm and blankets drest, 



Are by the Q rs much caress'd, 



And live in peace by good warm fires, 



And have the extent of their desires ? 



Shall we put b}^ such treatment base 1 



By Nox, we wont ! " — And broke his Vase. 



" Seeing then we've such good cause to hate 'era, 



What I intend's to extirpate 'em ; 



To suffer them no more to thrive, 



And leave nor Root nor Branch alive ; 



But would we madly leave our wives 



