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a laughing, but the Chief took out his knife, for they had set neither knives, forks, or spoons, and taking up the Dumplins he cut one of them in too, then striping up the Cornhusks, with his knife he cut off a piece of the dump -lin, and and which diped it it in the Kettle, which we found after contained Bears Oyl, and eat it, we followed the example, and made a light meal, the Bears Oyl was Cold and not grateful to our Pallates, but we have seen since, seen this way of eating is often prac- -ticed among them; the Cold Indian Bread dipped in the Oyl is more frequently used. 18 Last evening after we had lain down to rest, Cornplanter and his son Henry came into our apartment , and informed let us know he would like to know what we intended to say to his people in Council, we informed told him we would give him an Opportunity of information >him in the Morning, which this morning we complied with, we and let him know we could not tell all what that we should say, for we be- -lieved on such occasions it was right to wait on the good spirit to be directed. We read to him the Certificate sent by us from the Indian Committee which