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and he is pleas'd when people give one another victuals when they go to their houses whether they are hungry or not we think when our people go to the Mill, and get hungry, your friends ought to feed them, or when Indians come from other Towns they ought also to feed them this would be pleasing to us, as this is the custom among ourselves -- We have now told you our minds plainly because you told us so many good things since you came to see us -- John Pierce then arose and made the following speech Brothers I have a few words to say -- what I am going to say is about the great Spirit, as you told us a great deal about it yesterday, and it has sunk deep in my mind -- We are poor and ought to be pitied - I us'd to have ma- ny bad tricks but have concluded to quit them and try to instruct others -- I know what Ideas the Quakers have, they are always