their own eyes; the wheat and clover they saw
growing where there use to be none; the barn
that was built, and the house that was on its
way; that all these things could not be done
without a great deal of money, that we had
never asked them for any, nor should:
that we had never asked them for any of their
land: nor would be take it of them, if
they would offer it to us: that we had told
them before, and would now tell them again,
that whenever they were tired of us, and
wished us away only to tell us so, and we
would leave both their land and their
country: that we had no inducement
to stay here among them, spending
both our money and time, but purely for
their good.

Shortly after these observations
their speaker, Christian, spoke to us as
follows.

Brothers, we will say a few words
to you about the blacksmith which is
come from Philadelphia

to instruct us in
the trade; you know we don't govern our
young men; if they ain't willing to
come, we cant force them: but we want
to know how he intends to work: whether
for the Indians in common, or whether he