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Three days and had this advice from him, her husbandbeing present, We were not to drink, lie, cheat, norsteal, to correct our children, but not to whip them toomuch; and when any of our Nation was sick, we mustvisit, and be kind to them. It was last summer that Tal-ly was there with her husband. She also added, Whenthe old prophet goes out to preach, he has thirty Indiansto protect him from the rage of such as may oppose him. I have long believed in the ministration of angels, andthis is as great a proof as any I have heard of in my travelsamong the heathen: for those only believe in God, as aGreat Spirit. Tally, the Indian squaw, is a respectablewoman, ad can speak English well; for she was severalyears with a Quaker’s family, who took great pains withher. 28th 7th mo. 1805. This morning at break of day, Ifound my soul drawn out to pray for the Pagan Indians,who never worship God but once a year, believing only inthe Great Spirit. Calvin Young, and his daughter Peggy,with several more went with me; I suppose there wereten horses went through the woods, for the purpose ofgoing to what is called the South Settlement , where theChief, Blacksmith, nigh an hundred years old, and manymore gathered to meet me, for morning worship. ThePagan chief was glad to see me, because he thought it wasa true mark of friendship coming there, as they did notassemble to worship with those in Oneida Castle, wherethere is a good house built for the purpose of gathering to-gether every Sabbath. I never was more affected that Iknow in my life: for this old chief, no doubt, was a realPagan within, as well as outwardly so, and was thestrangest figure I ever beheld. Black darkness, I thought,covered his mind; and he appeared as a beast of the earth:yet he conducted himself respectfully to me, smoking hispipe all the time of our being together, accompanied withseveral younger Chiefs and night forty Indian men, andaged women. Before our worship commenced, he got holdof my hand, having it for some time as fast as possible