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the things which are best for you, and that youwill desire to pursue them—we are sure brothers, that itis 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 whichwill be greatly for their benefit and welfare. We hopethat your exertions to change your present mode ofliving will be so plain to him that he will see themwhich will encourage him to continue to aid you inyour endeavours BrothersWe have spoken plainly—wedesire to speak plain we will now tell you that wehave not come merely to talk, with you, we have comeprepared to render you a little service assistance—ourbeloved brother Philip Dennis, who is now present has comealong with us, to cultivate for you a field of Corn, alsoto shew you how to raise some of the other productions ofthe Earth. He knows how to use the Plow, the Hoe, the Axeand other implements of the husbandry BrothersWe will here ask you are you still desirousto be assisted by us in the cultivation of the Earth? ifyou say you are, our bother who we have just mentionedwill continue with you during the summer. We shallleave it with you to shew him the spot where to beginto work. Brothers he has left a farm—he has left a wifeand five small children who are very dear to him. He hascome from a sincere desire to be useful to our red brethrenbrothers his motives are pure he will ask no reward fromyou his greatest reward will be in the satisfaction he will