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these things outside the world. Thus it sliall be done, provided that 

 you will agree to this proposition. So this is the number of words 

 which has been sent you by us.' I am now through with what I have 

 to say. So, there." In reply, the chiefs of the village said to the old 

 man : " Perhaps you would better fetch the two men here and let 

 them come into this place. You alone go buck after them. You must 

 hasten your steps as you go, and you must bring them at once with 

 you." The old man, replying, " So let it be," at once went out of the 

 lodge and started on a run toward his temporary lodge, where the 

 two men were awaiting his return. On entering, he said to them : " I 

 have come after you." Arising at once, they started for the place 

 where the council was being held, and having reached there, they 

 entered the Long-lodge. One of the ambassadors was in a frenzy of 

 fear, seeming to fear they would be killed, for before entering lie 

 kept saying to his friend : " Have courage, my friend ; one of us will 

 certainly escape." When they entered the Long-lodge they made 

 room for the two messengers, or ambassadors, to sit. One of the 

 chiefs of the Tillage, arising, said : " Is it true that you have been sent 

 to come into our country ? Are the things true which our friend has 

 told us in full? That is what you two must tell us, for we do not 

 know whether what he told us a short time ago is the truth or not." 



Then the spokesman of the two ambassadors, arising to his full 

 height, said: "We two w'ill now tell you that we were commissioned 

 on a very important errand by our chiefs. We come to you to pro- 

 pose that your people and our people shall settle all the troubles 

 which have caused them to shed each other's blood. What your chief 

 has told you is an important matter. I am through." 



Then one of the chiefs of the village, arising, said: "Lo! now do 

 j'ou talk, everyone who has something to say, you who are the 

 chiefs of this village, whether we shall agree to settle our difficulties 

 with the people who have sent these two men to us, and to bury deep 

 in the ground the scalping-knife, the war bow and arrow, and the 

 battle-ax. Come, now, let each one say which side of the proposal he 

 takes, whether we shall make peace, or whether we shall reject these 

 overtures for peace. There are only two opinions that can be given; 

 when one speaks he must tell which is his opinion. So I am done." 



Then another chief arose to speak, saying: "I am next in order to 

 speak my sentiments. I am unwilling to consent to settle our diffi- 

 culties with the people represented by these two messengers, because 

 the many stains which have come from the blood of my own kinsmen, 

 shed by these two men who are sitting here, are scarcely dried. In 

 my heart there are constant passions arising which prompt me to 

 take vengeance for this cruel slaughter of my own kinsmen; and I 

 am tempted to scalp these two enemies who sit here in our presence." 



