The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-10

utiNlS can "a 10 StAep ia Your houses
ANA moi dread the arms Of The French
Brothers. have spoken. Peace is
good
TeganisoriS replied in The same
strain as that chosen BY Joucaire, as
surfing him that he was his brother
that his heart went out 10 him: that
the IrpQuois loved The French. and
that if they had gone to war with them.
il was bur because the young men
OF Corlaer had closed their eyes SO
that they could not see the truth. AS
10 these prisoners, said he. take
them with YOU We DO no, want them
with rs. for we fear they NAV bring
us barm Our medicine man coun-
seed MS to offer ZIP one of these pris-
oners rs q sacrifice 10 The Great Spirit.
We did SO Now our medicine man
has a bad dream He says that the
white men are going 10 coMe and tear
down our houses ard ramnle our
fields When the time comes for Inc
peace. the Iro1uois viii be at the Noun
tain. Brother. we will bury the
Ratchet, and bury ii SO deeD that
hencetorth none may ever asain dis
it up"
1T is we'll said joncaire, abruptly.
My brothers are wise Now let the
council end for my path is long aud
must travel back 10 Onontio al once.
Joncaire l,new well enough the ichls
nature "a these SayageS, who might
the morrow demand another council
and perhaps arrive at different conclu-
sions Haaring there were no white
prisones in the villages farther to The
west, he resolved TO sci forth ut once
upon the return with those now at
hand HuwyinS, therefore, as soon
as might be, TO their leader, he urged
him to make ready forthwith for the
journey back 10 the St Lawrence.
UNLESS | much mistake, monsieur,
said he 20 Law, You are that same
gentleman who so set ali Quebec by
the ears last winter My faith. The
regiment Carienan had cause to re-
joice when you left for up river. even
though YOU took with you half the
ready coin Of the settlement Yet come
YOU once more to meet the gentlemen
Of France, and doubt not they will be
clad as ever to stake you high as may
DO in this poverty s,.ioHen region.
You have Keen far 10 the westward. |
doubt not Won We're, perhaps, made
prisoner somewhere below the straits
Far below among the tribe of The
Illini In the valley OF the Messasebe =
You tell me 50! had thought no
white man lett in that valley for this
season And madame-this child
Nro!y twas tic first white infant born
in the great valley"
"And The most unfortunate
Nay, how can you say that. since
yca have come more than hals Il thOu-
sand miles and are ali safe and sound
to-day? Glad enough we shall be 20
have you and madame with US for the
winter. ii. indeed. ii be not for longer
dwelling / cannot taEe you now to
The English settlements. since | must
back 70 the governor with the
news. Yet duh enough you would find
these Dutch OF the Hudson and worse
yet the blHe-nosed psalmodlsts OF New
England Much better fer you and
your good lady are the gayer capitals
Of New France. or Ia belle France IL
self that older France Monsieur,
hos infinitely more tit tor a gentle
man Of spirit is France than your dull
England and its Dutch king! Either
New France or Old France let me adj
wise yoa and as 70 that new west let
me counsel that you wait until after
The Bis peace AID. IN speaking. your
friend, On Nesne. your lieutenant. the
souyeur-7his fate | suppose, one need
not ask. He was killed where?'
Law recounted the division Of his
party Just preyiona 10 The iroquois at
tack. ard added his concern lest Du
Meane should return a., the former sta
ton during the spring and End but its
ruins. with no uews of the fate eff HE
lriend5
ooh, as to that--'twould he but the
old story OF he yoyagcnrs." said Jon
care They aie uscd enough to jour
neying a thousand miles or 50. 10 find
he trail end in a heap OF ashes and
10 the tune Of a scalp dance. Fear not
FOR yoIr Lieutenant for. believe ne he
has Tended for himself il there has
been need Yet | would warrant YOU.
now thet thif word for the peaee has
gone ont, We shall see voe- friend Du
Nesno as big az life ct tire Mountain
next simmer, knowing as mu.h OF your
history as sou yoNrelf do. and quite
cOuntne upon meeting r0l with us on
The ST. Lawrence, and madame as well
AS % that. Ee,hiub5 wadame viii be
letter with us on the st. Lawrence
than on the savage Me3sasebe We
have none tco many DANES among us.
and ! need not state, what monsieur's
eyes have told BIN every morning
that q iairer never set foot from shin
from over seas. Witness my lieutenant
Wonder Raoul de Ligny, He is thus
soon all devctionl Mother Of Cod
but We ara well met here. in this
wilderness among the savages. VOLTA
monsieur! We take You again captive.
and It's madame cnslayes US ALL"
There had indeed ensued converse.