Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-05-04
Copyright, Ieos, by Emerson Housh.,
CHAPTER xxx.
THE EMBASSY.


Monsieur, Madame, Pierre Noir.
-isioE to me! | have saved you. /.
len BrebUcut, have rescued you"
So spoke Jean Breboeuf. thrusting
his head within the door OF the lodge
IN Which We're the remaining prisoners
oi ne lroquois.
ii was indeed Jean Breboeuf who.
-strOl,ng beyond the outer edge OF the
village, had been among the first TO
eSjy an approaching party of visitors.
OF any tray elerS possible none could
have 5ecn more important to the pris-
onstS- Too late. yet welcome even
nu". The embassy from New France
among the IroquoiS had arrived In
an instant the village was in an up-
roar
The leauer of this embassy from Que
bee was one Capt. Joncaire, at that
Tine of the French settlements. but in
former years a prisoner among the
Onondagos, where he was adopted into
the tribe and much respected Jon
caire was accompanied by a priest of
the Jesuit brotherhood by young
officer late of the regiment Carignan
and by two or three petty Canadian
-.
Oi savages picl ed up on the way be-
tween Lake George and the Indian
villages. He advanced now at the head
q! mis- little party bearing i'm his hand
WampuIn belt He pushed aside the
Young men. and demanded that he be
Drought TO the chief OF the village.
T"Eanisoris himself presently advanced
ia meet him. and of him Joncaire de-
manded that there should at once be
called full council of The tribe: with
which request the chief of the Onon-
hacos FASTENED Ia comply.
Fully accustomed to such ceremo-
mics. Joncaire sat in the council calm
by listening TO the speeches of its ora
fors. and at length arose for his own
reply Brothers. said ne. Il have
here and ne drew from his unic a
copy of the decree OF Louis XIV. de-
clarinE peace between the French and
tho English cOlonies--"a talking paper.
This IS the viii of Onontio. whom YOU
love and fear. and il is the will of the
Sreai father across the water. whom
OnCntio loves and fears This talking
paper says that our young men of the
French colonies are no longer to 20 to
war against Corlaer The hatchet has
been buried by the two great fathers
Brothers have come ~ tell you that
~ is time for the Iroquois also to bury
the Ratchet. and TO place upon it heavy
stones so that II never again can be
dug up.
Brothers as you know. the great
canoes from across the sea are bring
ms more and more white men Look
about you and tell me where are your
Fathers and your brothers and your
cons Hall your fighting men are
gone and if YOU turn 10 the west TO
seek out strong young men from the
0ther tribes which Of them will come
70 sit by your fires and be your
brothers? The war trails Of the ma
lions have gone TO the west as far az
The Great river All the country has
becn war Tho friends of Ononfio
beyond Michilimacliuac have been so
DIS 1gntIne that they have forgotten
10 'ake tho beaver. or IF they have
Iaf'n Dr. they have been afraid to bring
~ down tho water trail 10 us. lest the
iroqnois on Tho English should rob
thcu'
Brother great peace is now de-
rlared Ouonuo the father OF all tho
RED men. has taken the promises Of
Ms children the Hurons the Axiom
gums the Miamis The mui. the Outa-
Eamies. Tho OjbWays all those PEG
pic. who I've ,o The west that they
WI follow .he war trail no more Next
slmmor there VII bc q grca, council
Dnon'io and CorIacr have agreed 10
call the tribes io meet al the Noun
Hin in th- ST. Lawrence. Onontio
say 50 yc1 mat me Will give you back
zo-i prisoners, and now hs demands