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they were iiifuriiieil tli;it they were to be killeil, and thf'V iiiunediately made their 

 escape. 



"When the Shawnees returned tn their lionies whence they came, they paid tliey 

 had been near beinj; killed. 



"The Seneca then said ti> the Shawnees, that the Osages mnst be mistaken. The 

 Shawnees went aj^'ain to see the Usages — they told them their bu.«ine.«s. The Osages 

 remarked, The (ireat Spirit has l)een jrood to ns, — to-morrow by the middle of the 

 day he will give ns soniethiiifj without fatigue. When the Shawnees arrived at the 

 lodge, an old man oi the Osages told them that they had better make their escape; 

 that if they did not, by the middle of the following day, they were all to be destroyed, 

 and directed them to the neare.«t point of the woods. The Shawnee.s made their 

 escape about midday. They discovereil .the Osages following them, and threw away 

 their packs, reserving the bag their talk was in, and arrived at their camp safe. 

 When the Shawnees arrived home, they said they had come near lieing killed. an<l 

 the Osages refused to receive their talk. The Seneca then said. If the Osages will 

 not take our talk, let them remain as they are; and when the rising generation shall 

 become a.« one, the Osages shall be like some herb standing alone. The Seneca 

 further said. The Osages shall belike a lone cherry-tree, standing in the prairie.*, 

 where the birds of all kinds shall light upon it at pleasure. The reason this talk was 

 made about the Osages was, that they prided themselves upon their warriors and 

 manhood, and did not wish to make peace. 



"The Seneca further said, we have succeeded in making peace with all the 

 Northern and neighbouring tribes. The Seneca then said to the Shawnees, You 

 must now turn your course to the South: you must take your path to the Cherokees, 

 and even make it into their houses. When the Shawnees started at night they took 

 up their camp and sat up all night, jiraying to the Great Spirit to enable them to 

 arrive in peace and safety among the Cherokees. The Shawnees still kept their 

 course, until they reached a place called Tah-le-quah, where they arrived in safety, 

 as they wished, and there met the chiefs and warriors of the Cherokees. When 

 they arrived near Tah-le-quah, they went to a house and sent two men to the head 

 chiefs. The chief's dangliter wa.s the f)nly person in the house. As soon as she 

 saw them, she went out and met them, and shook them by the hand and asked 

 them into the house to sit down. The men were all in the field at work — the girl's 

 father was with them. She ran and told him that there were two men in the house, 

 anil that they were enemies. The chief immediately ran to the house and shook 

 them by the hand, and stood at the door. The Cherokees all assembled around the 

 house, and said, Let us kill them, for they are enemies. Some of the men said, No, 

 the chief's daughter has taken them by the hand; so also has our chief. The men 

 then became better satisfied. The chief asked the two men if they were alone. 

 They answered, No; that there were some more with them. He told them to go 

 after them and bring them to his house. When these two men returned with the 

 re.st of their people, the chief asked them what their business was. They then 

 opened this valuable bundle, and told him that it contained a talk for peace. The 

 chief told them, I cannot do business alone; all the chiefs are assembled at a place 

 called Cho-<iua-ta [for E-cho-ta], where I will attend to your business in general 

 council. When the messengers of peace arrived at Cho-qua-ta, they were kindly 

 received by the chiefs, who tnl<l them they would gladly receive their talk of peace. 

 Tlie me.ssengers of jieace then said to the Cherokees, We will make a path for you 

 to travel in. and the rising generation may do the same, — we also will keep it swept 

 clean and white, so that the rising generation may travel in peace. The Shawnee 

 further said. We will keep the doors of our houses open, so that when the rising 

 generation come among us they shall be welcome. He further said. This talk is 

 intended for all the different tribt>s of onr red brothers, and is to last to the end 

 of time. Ill- further saiil, 1 have made a lire oui ..f the dry elm — this fire is for all 



