44 HISTORY OF 



It appears that the Indians, at Conestogo were quite 

 an object of attention; fearful they might be alienated. 

 Governor Evans conceived it of the utmost importance, 

 under these existing circumstances* " to maintain, as far 

 as possible, a perfect good understanding with the 

 Indians, and to labor to keep them secure in the Queen's 

 interest against the machinations used by the enemy to 

 debauch them from" the people of the province. To 

 effect this, he proposed, in August, 1706, the year after 

 Chalkley's errand to them as messenger of Peace, to 

 visit very speedily the Indians of Conestogo, and the ad- 

 jacent settlement. He went, and had a personal inter- 

 view with them at Conestogo; and it proved, as he 

 hoped, of great service. 



It was then, perhaps, he was so eloquently addressed 

 by an Indian Orator, who, as the Poet says, spake : 

 *'Hos docet ore loqui facilis natura diserto ; 

 Linguae grande loquens est idioma suae. 

 With native eloquence their speech abounds, 

 Untaught with figures grand, and lofty sounds." 

 ^'Father — we love quiet; we suffer the mouse to 

 play ; when the leaves are rustled by the wind we fear 

 not ; when the leaves are disturbed in ambush, we are 

 uneasy; when a cloud obscures your brilliant sun, om* 

 eyes feel dim; but when the rays appear, they give 

 great heat to the body, and joy to the heart. Treachery 



sarily called him much away from his family. He was a 

 successful minister — beloved and highly esteemed for his 

 virtues. *'He was a man of a meek and quiet spirit; and he 

 possessed an engaging sweetness, both in ministry and con- 

 versation.*' While on a religious visit to the Island of Tortola, 

 he died in 1741. He left behind him some religious works, 

 and a Journal^ from which the above extract has been copied — 

 Page, 47-51. 



*There was war, between the French and English at the 

 time. 



