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Father, I have seen my father below, and this is my great 

 father, I wear round my neck. 



Father, When he put this about my neck I heard what he 

 said to me, and have recollected it. 



Father, Our young people will not attend to what we say; 

 we talk and repeat to them, but when they lie down, they 

 forget all before midnight. 



Father, You ought to have heard, whether my band have 

 injured you or not. 



Father, There was a time, when our hands were red with 

 the blood of your people, but since we have been below, it 

 has been washed off. 



Father, We visited our father below; he told us, when we 

 met a white man to treat him well, and let him never fear. 



Father, I see you are looking on me ; I am poor ; 1 have 

 nothing on me of the make of the whites ; I have even turn- 

 ed my buffaloe robe to hide its tarnish. 



Father, I came here to listen to your words, to hear what 

 you have told us. 



Father, You say there is a God above. I know it, when he 

 is angry I hear him speak, (alluding to the thunder.) 



Father, I consider you equal to him. You are the same 

 to me. 



Father, All you see here are your children; they are poor. 



Father, That is all I have to say. 



Major O-Fallon. 



Pawnee chiefs and soldiers ; I called you here to adjust 

 the difference that is between us. I called you here to bring 

 the articles which were stolen from my people. I have not 

 yet seen them. I called you here to bring the dogs that stole 

 them ; but I have not seen them ; I hope that you have 

 brought them. 



My eyes have been looking for them, and my ears have 

 been listening, but I am not satisfied. 



