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holy. God made heaven and earth in six days, and 
rested on the seventh. 
Commissioners . — God does not allow us to make 
any image of Him ; but we pray on the Sabbath day, 
and keep it holy. God made everybody. If a man be 
rich, God bestows it ; if a man be strong and healthy, 
God gives it. God directs all things in the world. 
Being now almost dark, and no lights forthcoming, 
the interview was concluded until Monday, when the 
Treaties were to be finally adopted. Before the Com- 
missioners departed, the Att^h sent for Duncan, whose 
striking uniform and soldierly appearance took his fancy 
very much. He wished to know if the Queen had many 
soldiers as fine looking and well accoutred. He could 
scarcely believe the statements about our military force. 
The King was as impatient as Obi, but with more 
dignity. He frequently said, “ When you have done 
with all your questions, I will answer them,” But if he 
intended to have made a long speech, he was prevented 
by the lateness of the hour, which he frequently alluded 
to by pointing to the setting sun, and he appeared to 
think, as Obi had, that the white men did not know 
the value of time. All the points of the Treaty were 
acceded to on their being proposed, his anxiety to 
receive the presents being evidently an all-prevailing 
motive, though, in some of his remarks, he shewed 
that he was not inattentive to his interests, nor to the 
explanations which were given. A considerable portion 
