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homes, we knew it was early in the season, and expected that we should ge to the country of our red brethren at a time when their young men, their women and children would be busy. But brothers, a part of the service* *The Friends were desirous that their agricul-turist, Philip Dennis, should arrive amongst the Indians in time to plant corn. T. which we de-sign to render to you, required that we should come early, and makes it also necessary that we should now be in a hurry. Brothers: We will also add that when we were chosen by our friends at home to pay a visit to our red brethren, our women and chil-dren consented that we should leave them, but charged us that we should not stay away from them longer than circumstances really required. A long time has already past since we left them, we therefore hope, brothers, that in three or four days it will be in your power to get together some of your people. Those that are far from home we do not wish that you should send for. The Little Turtle then observed that the res-sons we had given were good. The Five Medals next remarked that at the time proposed, they could easily convene a considerable number of their indolent people, who were too lazy to hunt or make sugar, but such they did not wish us to see. Their industrious young men and women