The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-09


of them presently advanced alonf.
What is IT, Pierre" asked Law,
What does the fellow WANT"
Il care not what he wants" said
Pierre Noir carefully adjusting the
lock Of his piece and steadily regard
ing the savage as he approached, but
III wager you a years pay he never
gets alive past yonder stump"
Stay" cried Pembroke, catching
at the barrel Of the leyeled gun. u
believe he would talk with u.s..
What does he say, Pierce" asked
Law. Speak to him, II you can"
lie wants to know" said Pierre. as
the messenger at length stopped and
began a harangue, whether We arr
English or French. He says something
abou, there being a big peace between
COrlacr and Onontio: by which he
means. gentlemen, the governor at
New York and the governor AT Que.
bee"
Tell him" cried Pembroke with n
.uddpn thought. that | am an officer
VI Corla"r, and that Corlacr bids the
lroQuuis to bring In all the prisoners
they have taken. Tell him that the
French are going To give up all theit
prisoners to Ms, and that the lroquois
must leave the war path, or my I.ord
RcllOmunt will take the war trail ana
wipe their villages of the earth"
Something In this speech as con
,cycd to the savage seemed To give
him certain concern He retired
ana presently his place was taken by
tall and stately figure dressed in
the full habIimcnts OF an lrOQuois
rhirftain He came on calmly ana
urnmly. his head erect, and In his cX.
tended hand the long-stcmmed pipe Of
peace. Pierre Nuir hraycd deep sigh
Of relief
Unless my eyes deceive me" said
hc. It's old Tcgansuris himself, onr
Of the head men OF the Onondagos II
30, there is som" hope. for TeganisOris
is wiso enough to know when peace is
best"
II was. indeed. that noted chieftaln
If the lroqupis who now advanced
close up to the wall Law and Penn.
broke stepped ont to meet him beyond
The palisadc the old vuyageur still
serving as Interpreter from the plat
form at their back.
"Ho says listen, mcssleurs! he
saws he knows there is going to be a
big peace; that the lrOQnois are tired
If Gghring and that their hearts ar"
sore He says q most manifest lie,
beg you TO observe. mcssi"urs that
nc loves the English, and that, al.
though he ought Ia Nil the French
men of our garrison h." will. sine,
some Of us are English. and hence his
friends. spare MS all If We will ceas,
10 fight"
Pembroke turned to Law with Qucs-
ton in his eye.
There must be- something done, "
said ho latter in a low tone. I'VE
were short enough uf ammunition here
even before On Mesnc left for the set
Elements. ana your own men have non"
too much left"
Reflect, Bprhink yourselves. Eng
lshmpn' he says to us continued
Pierre NOir we came to make war
upon the lllini. our work here IL
| lone. 'Tis time now that we went
| back 10 our villages. II there is to be
a big peace, the Iroquois must be
there, for unless the lroquoIs demand
O., there can be no peace al all. And
gentlemen. beg you to remember 1t Ia
an lroquois who Is talking, and that
the truth is not in the tongue of an
! lroluuis.'
Tis "A desperate chance, Mr.. Law,
| said Pembroke. Yet II We keep up
the fgh, here. there can be but one
end"
tbs true" said Law; and there
are others TO be considered
II was hurriedly thus concluded.
Law finally advanced toward the tall
figure Of the Iroquois headman. and
looked him straight In the face
Tell him" said he TO Pierre Noir,
that we are all English, and that We
are not afraid; and that II we arc
harmed, the armies OF Corlaer will de-
H'TDN nv lTbVNOlN. EVEN us IUf lIb'
quois have the Illini. Tell him that
We will 70 back with him to the set.
Elements because we are willing TO g.
tnat way upon "A Journey winch 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 well We are able to make
war"
1T is well" replied Teganisoris
You have the word of an IroQuols
that this shall be done, as have said g
The word OF an lroquoisl" cried
Pierre Nuir, slamming down the butt
Oi his muskct. The word OF snake,
say rather! Jean Breboeuf harken
you to what our leaders have agreed, :
We are to 90 as prisoners of the Iro.
qnoIs' Mary, Mother OF God, what
folly And there Is madame, and la
pauyre petite, that infant so young.
by God Were 1t left to me, Pierre
Berthier would stand here and fgh I
| TO the end | know those IrnnunIci"