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Believed him he was a Spy and that the enemy was at hand and that this a challenge to battle[.] The village assembled & consulted[.] armed and in a body went out and They armed & in a body asscended the hill. and wWhen at a certain distance the unfortunate stranger hailed them as follows –

"You Enasas nation who are the You who are the authors of my wretchedness be not alarmed – for there is no danger; you see me alone;– You see me naked;– I have no arms I am a Flat head – my friends are beyond the stoney barrier Mountains I left them in deep mourning – but I am not to revenge their loss[.] I come for my wife and my children whom your Young men have taken captives[.] I can not live without them[.] If they are to remain be are are Your slaves make me also Your slave – if they are be are not among You and are be are no more let me go with them to the land of Spirits[.] Here Enasas may dispatch me, I cannot live – I am Your enemy[.]"

Moved with compassion the Enasas nation received the unfortunate man stranger with Kindness and conducted him to their village and immediately not only restored his wife and children to heris tender embraces – but also gave him four fine horses loaded with presents and invited him to remain in the village as long as he pleased[.] He declined the last part of the generous offer – but assured them that the desire of his speedy return was from a sincere wish of testifying to his friends the happiness he enjoyed and to make them as sensible as himself of the high value that ought to be placed upon the friendship of the Enasas whose extreme generosity on the present occasion would certainly be the means of paving the way to peace – by forgetting to a purposefulness of past injuries by encouraging in the mutual exchange of good offices in future in the future exchanges by an Mutual exchange of future relations by in a way offering – such as he recently experienced[.]

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