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after things the unreasonableness of their present practice in suffering their Women to work all Day in the fields &; Woods with their Hoes &; Axes whilst they themselves were at the same time playing with their Bows &; Arrows In order for their advancement into the good ways and methods of White People, they were recom- mended to take their boys to work with their mo-thers and Sisters whilst they were young, and when they grew older they would not think so hard of it, Endeavours were also used seriously to impress on their minds the remembrance that it was from the Good Spirit they received every good thing, and that he could hear every thing they said, and see every thing they did; and if they were good and industrious he would love them and bless them with many good things- After we had one speaking and informed them we had said all that we had to say at that time, Cornplanter observed that as all thing are done and settled we will cover the Council fire, the Council ended to pretty good satisfac-tion both to us and the Indians tho' a loss was sensibly felt by us for want of a good Interpreter