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Jacob Hamblin, a narrative of his personal experience, as a frontiersman, missionary to the Indians and explorer, [microform] disclosing interpositions of Providence, severe privations, perilous situations and remarkable escapes. Fifth book of the faith-p - Page 115 |
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Show INDIANS PREPARE TO HOLD A COUNCIL. 113 coppy. I hoped to be able to see and have a talk with him, and get up a conciliatory feeling without exposing myself too much to the ire of the Indians. Arriving at the water where we expected to find Mush- ah, we were disappointed. The place was vacated. We met a Navajoe messenger, riding fast on his way to Mowabby, to learn of affairs at that place. He appeared much pleased to see me. After a little talk, ' he pointed in the distance to a high mesa, and said the Navajoes were camped at that point, and wished to see me. We arrived at the lodges after sun down ; in the neighbor-hood were gathered a large nunber of horses, sheep and goats. Two or three gray- headed men came out to meet us good-naturedly, but did not appear as friendly as they had for-merly. I told them my business. Soon afterwards some young men put in an appearance, whose looks bespoke no good. There being a good moon, a messenger was soon on his way to inform those at a distance of my arrival. I enquired for Hastele, who had been shown to me by the principal chief in our final peace talk, three years before, and for whom I was directed to inquire in case of difficulty. I got no answer, which indicated to me that they did not wish for his assistance. 1 communicated to the old men the circumstances connected with the killing of the Navajoes in Grass Valley, as I understood them. They replied that they were not ready for a talk or council, and said, " When the relatives are all in we will talk. ' ' My spirit was weighed down with gloomy forebodings, and I would gladly have left the place could I have felt justified in doing so. Unless the Lord was with us, what were we to do with all these against us? |
