Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-27

barrel of the leveled gun. II believe he
would talk with U.S..
what does he say, Pierre asked Law
Speak to him if you cam
He wants to KNOW" said Pierre, as the
messenger at length stopped and began
harangue, whether We are English or
French. He says something about there
being a big peace between Corlaer and
Onontio; by which he means, gentlemen, the
governor at New York and the governor at
Quebec"
Tell him." cried Pembroke. with a sud-
den thought, that am an officer Of Cor
laer and that Corlaer bids the Iroquois to
bring in all the prisoners they have taken.
Tell him that the French are going to give
up all their prisoners to us, and that the
Iroauois must leave the war path, or my
Lord Bellomont will take the war trail and
wipe their villages off the earth
Something In this speech as conveyed to
the savage seemed to give him certain
concern. He retired. and presently his place
dressed In the, full habilaments Of an Iro-
uuois chieftain. He came on calmly and
proudly, his head erect, and in his extended
hand the long-stemmed pipe OF peace.
Pierre Noir heaved a deep sigh of relief.
UNLESS my eyes deceive me- said he,
"'tis old Teganisoris himself, one of the
head men of the Onondagos. If so, there IS
some hope, for Teganisoris is wise enough
to know when peace Is best"
1t was indeed, that noted chieftain of the
Iroauois who now advanced close up to the
wall. Law and Pembroke stepped out to
meet him beyond the palisade, the old voy-
ageur still serving as Interpreter from the
platform at their back.
He sayslisten. messieurs!-he says he
knows there Is going to be big peace; that
the Iroauois are tired Of fighting and that
their hearts are sore. He says-a most
manifest lie, beg you to observe, messieurs
that he loves the English, and that, al
| though he ought to kill the Frenchmen of our
garrison. he viii since some of us are Eng
AM hfa Fri oil
we will cease to Tight
Pembroke turned to Law with question in
his eye o Il
There mpst be something DONE" said the
enough Of amrdnnition here even before Du
Mesne left for the settlements and your
own men have none too much left
50 'Relecsf Bathink yourselves, English
men! he says to- us" continued Pierre Noir.
g we came to make war upon the Ilfini
Our work hereis done. IT'S time now that
we went back to our villages. If there is to
be big peaee.5he Iroauois must be there;
for unless Mes t9oquois demand it, there can
be no peace at ALL And, gentlemen, beg
YOU to remember 1t is an Iroquois who is
talking, and athnt the truth is not in the
tongue of ano1rbouois."
",Tis a desperate chance, Mr.. Law" said
Pembroke. yet If we keep up the fight
here, there can be but one end
;; "'Tis true" said Law; "and there are eth
ers to be considered.
It was hurrisdly thus concluded Law
| finally advanced toward the tail figure Of
the Iroquois headman, and looked aim
straight in the face
Tell him.. said he to Pierre Noir, that we
are all English. and that we are not afraid;
| and that IL we are harmed the armies of
Corlaer viii destroy the Iroquois, even as
| the Iroauois have the Iliini Tell him that
we will go back with him to the settlements
because we are willing to go that way upon
| a journey which we had already planned.
We could fight forever Ii we chose, and he
can see for himself by the bodies of his
young men how we'll we are able to make
war
| .'It is well, replied sTeganisoris. s'Y ou
have the word Of an Iroquois that this shall