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Show FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. The twenty men coming to our relief were sent under the emergency. This is the way Brother Hampton's prophecy came to be fulfilled. Tom Williams knew nothing of this company, as they had slipped out and got ahead of him and arrived long enough before him for us to get everything ready. We now had forty men well armed, the twenty sent us being picked for the occasion. As I cannot remember all their names I will simply say for the purpose they were all first- class men. Our old company were reliable. As Ben had said they would be, they were a little ashamed, but nothing farther was said, and the boys showed their repentance by doing their duties now. Our instructions were to deliver no goods to any-one unless they presented an order from the right parties. When Williams' company arrived they made camp near our fort. Most of our men were kept out of sight. There were rooms each side of the front door, where we had a guard placed. A person that claimed a lot of goods had come on the evening before and presented an order that was not genuine. He had reported to his friends our refusing to let him have his goods. Soon Williams and a few others came up and said if we did not give up the goods that they would tear down the fort or have them. Wil-liams was well known to most of us ; by marriage he was my wife's uncle. I informed him that we intended to obey instructions. He raved and threatened consider-able, but to no purpose. He started to his camp with the avowed intention of returning and taking the goods. I now got my company ready for fight if necessary We had prepared port holes in front of the fort and here I stationed some of the best shots. Brothers Hampton and Alexander took charge of our |