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approached us with a countenance placid be-yond description; took us by the hand with cor-diality, and expressed himself in terms of great gladness at meeting with us. He inquired very particularly after his friends and acquaintance ofBaltimore, after our own welfare, the path we had come, and the difficulties we had encoun-tered on our journey through the wilderness. Having answered his questions, he replied in turn to our inquiries as follows: That since he saw us it had pleased the Great Spirit to take away two of his brothers and a nephew. That his nephew was the Toad, a young chief who was with him in Baltimore. That he died on his return from that visit, and within a few miles of home, of which circumstances he had desiredWilliam Wells to inform us. That with respect to himself, he was but half well, having been very sick last fall and expected to die. That his white brothers at Fort Wayne, hearing of his illness, sent a doctor to him who gave him physic and made him better. That he had now seen fifty-three winters, and two of his brothers being dead, made him think of death, and that his time would soon come. He also told us that he had left a brother at his town who would have accompanied him, being desirous to come with him, but could not find his horse in time. After this, other conversation took place of a general nature. The interpreter informs us that his complaint is the