the things which are best for you, and that
you
will desire to pursue them—we are sure brothers, that
it
is in the heart of your father the President of the
Un-
ited States, to assist his red children in the
cultivati-
on of the Earth, and to render them services
which
will be greatly for their benefit and welfare. We
hope
that your exertions to change your present mode
of
living will be so plain to him that he will see
them
which will encourage him to continue to aid you
in
your endeavours
Brothers
We have spoken plainly—we
desire to speak plain
we will now tell you that we
have not come merely to talk,
with you, we have come
prepared to render you a little
service assistance—our
beloved brother
Philip Dennis
along with us, to cultivate for you a field of Corn, also
to shew you how to raise some of the other productions of
the Earth. He knows how to use the Plow, the Hoe, the Axe
and other implements of the husbandry
Brothers
We will here ask you are you still desirous
to
be assisted by us in the cultivation of the Earth? if
you
say you are, our bother who we have just mentioned
will
continue with you during the summer. We shall
leave it with
you to shew him the spot where to begin
to work. Brothers he
has left a farm—he has left a wife
and five small children
who are very dear to him. He has
come from a sincere desire
to be useful to our red brethren
brothers his motives are
pure he will ask no reward from
you his greatest reward will
be in the satisfaction he will