Now, listen and hear why I have come
alone among your people, and hearken to the errand that has brought
me here. The Yengeese have young men, as well as the Hurons; and
plenty of them, too; this you well know."
"The Yengeese are as plenty as the leaves on the trees! This every
Huron knows, and feels."
"I understand you, chief. Had I brought a party with me, it might
have caused trouble. My young men and your young men would have
looked angrily at each other; especially had my young men seen that
pale-face bound for the torture. He is a great hunter, and is much
loved by all the garrisons, far and near. There would have been
blows about him, and the trail of the Iroquois back to the Canadas
would have been marked with blood."
"There is so much blood on it, now," returned the chief, gloomily,
"that it blinds our eyes. My young men see that it is all Huron."
"No doubt; and more Huron blood would be spilt had I come surrounded
with pale-faces. I have heard of Rivenoak, and have thought it
would be better to send him back in peace to his village, that he
might leave his women and children behind him; if he then wished
to come for our scalps, we would meet him.
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