| Show Now it looked as if peace might finally come between the white settlers and the Indians General Morrow Apostle Orson Hyde bishops from each of the towns around and Colonel Redaick Allred calledmeeting in kt Pleasant They intended to have the Indian chiefs and noted braves in attendance too President lyde being aware of Willfriendship with the Indians and histheir language asked if Will would carry wor an people thatmeeting was to be held with the white leaders where hopefully terms could be agreed up2 peace to the two restless nations Will readily agreed mounted his pony and rode to cany the Indiancla Valley were also ready to talk peace so Chiefs Tabiona White Hare Angizebl and others who had served under Chief Black Hawk accepted Willinvitation and rode with him back to Ft Pleasant There was still much distrust part of both whites ard Indians The chiefs did not confortable in the white menhouses nor did the white el comfortable having TIndians in close quarters Witthem So it was that after meeting in the social hall for many hours the chiefs stood on the porch of Bishop Willian Seelyhome the white leaders sat on chairs inside the doorway and the required signatures or marks were made on the documents laid ontable separating them Peace had been officially declared but it waswhile before the settlers and the red men could live as friends Will was however pleased that he had beenpart of suchhistoric event to have been chosen to bring the Indians to participate in the events of the day September 17 1872 he would have much to tell children and grandchildren Someday Though the years passed Willfriendship with the Indian people did not wane Later when Will had his own home at the north edge of town and had established himself asbutcher the Indians often canped in his corral--alwayslittle unsettling to Willwife and children If Will had recently butchered livestock the Indians gleefully wrapped the discarded entrails around sticks and roasted them over the open fires prized delicacy--for the Indians Will never forgot his early adventures with Indian food And Willolder children for years believed their youngest sister Louise had been brought by the Indians for that was what Will and his wife Bothilda had told them when they arrived home from school ore day in mid-March of 1907 to findtiny new black-haired sister 13 |
