Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-01-12

10 Judge between them. But hes
troubles Sir william settled impartial
ly and with that simple Justice which
made fraud l~0athsome, eyen.to frauds
At many OF these scenes / was pres
ent. Why Sir William always called
me to bear him company ia such prl
vate matters | could not at one com
prehend. Little by little, however, ]
saw that IL was because OF his trust
In me and his desire that | should
know OF such affairs, and his love aud
confidence made me proud. Was | not
the only person In the world who knew
Colonel Cresap on the Ohio lest. in
ignorance, he should turn the entire
Six Nations against the colonies?
Had he not told me sadly that he
could not speak OF this plan even to
bis own son, Sir John johnson. lest his
son. placing loyalty TO the king before
obedience 10 his father, should tbwart
Sir william and eve aid Colonel Ores
ap TO anger the Cayugas and so IN
Jure the u Of the, colonies
He told me. too, that lie could not
condde In Mr.. Butler or In his father.
Colonel John Butler; neither dared he
trust his sons-in-law, Colonel Claus aud
Colonel Guy Johnson, although they
served as bis deputies In Indian af.
fairs.
All Of these gentlemen were, first OF
all, loyal to our king, and all OF them.
clearly foreseeIng a struggle between
king and colonies. would not raise a
finger TO prevent Colonel Cresap from
driving the Six Nations as allies into
the king's arms.
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William TO me again and again. Ifs to
90 c0zducf that these Indians on our
frEursess shall take neither one side
NOR TIE otter. but remain passive
while lie stern rzges- To work openly
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s-ssnssss nsyseery I'm the Cayuga's |
yisix and ofsan asked why Quider had
newer spoken his message. for he was
nc< awarc that both message and n
swer had been delivered long ago.
That week there were three council
fires at the lower castle. which Brant
and Mr.. Butler attended In company
with a certain thin little Seneca chief
called Red Jacket. a filthy, sly and
sullen creature. who was perhaps q
great orator. but all the world knew
him for q glutton and a coward.
Our house had now been thronged
with Indians for q week. Eleven hun
dred Mohawks. Cayusas. Senecas.
Onondagas and a few Tuscaroras lay
encamped around US, holding long talks
with Red Jacket Mr.. Butler and
Brant, but Sir W3iiiam attended no
ores. and very sod l discovered the
reason For suddenly Sir John John.
q arrived at the Hall, and with him
Colonel Daniel Claus and his lady from
Albany. which abrupt adyents began
3 stir and hustle among us that In
creased AZ day BY day new guests
arrived ut our house. johnson Hall,
Colonel Guy Johnson's house and the
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