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“The Frenchman De Veulle has
taken away the daughter of Do-ne-ho
ga-weh, and you tell me that he has
used her to set up a foul religion
amongst the renegade Keepers of the
Doom Trail. Murray Is equally guilty
with De Veulle Id this matter. Do-ne
ho-ga-weh has a Just cause for ven
geance against them.”
“Will you sup|»ort Do-ne-ho-ga-weh
in a demand for an expedition against
the Doom Trail?” I asked.
"I will,” he replied.
There was no more to be said, and
we resumed our Journey that day. We
sent messengers on ahead of us. and
traveled leisurely, arriving at De-o
nun-du-ga-a on the sixth day after
starting from Ka rm-ta-go-wa.
The splendid old Guardian of the
Western Door, attended by his coun
selors and retainers, met us at the vil
lage limits and escorted us to the
council-house, where there was high
feasting and a rendition of the dance
which Is used to open councils or wel
come ambassadors.
Then Ta-wan-ne-ars translated my
message from the governor and the ad
vice of To-do-da-ho. “Two things may
he done, O roy-an-eh," I concluded,
“fia-en-gwa-ra-go might take up the
hatchet against the French on behalf
of Go-weh-go-wa and destroy the new
fort at Jagara, or the People of the
Long House might descend upon the
Keepers of the Trail and destroy La
Vlerge du Bois and Its wickedness.
For Oa-en-gwa-ra-gn to take up the
hatchet would mean a long war, with
much bloodshed, even If his people
would obey him. For the People of
the Long House to smash the Doom
Trail would mean the use of one large
war party and at most a few weeks on
the warpath. If the Doom Trail Is
smashed you need not worry over the
fort at Jagara, for with Murray gone
Ga-en-gwa-ra-go can soon control his
own people, and we will dispose of
Joncalre In due time. ’Tts for you to
choose.”
“Yo-hay!” (“I have heard—I have
understood”) answered Do-ne-ho-ga
weh. “I am much pleased that To-do
da-ho suggested you should come to
me. It Is true, as he says, that the
People of the Long House will be more
eager to fight If the appeal Is made to
them by one of their own leaders. I
will make such an appeal.
“We will summon a council of the
Senecas to meet tomorrow. I will pre
sent what you have told me to them.
We will send out belts to the Cayu
gas, the Onondagas. the Oneldas, the
Tnsearoras, the Mohawks. You shall
come with me to the Ho-yar-na-go-war
and hear me make good my promises.
“Na-ho!”
CHAPTER XIII
The Council of the Roy-An-Ehs
The statesmen and warriors of the
Senecas had come by hundreds to at
tend the tribal council at De-o-nun-da
ga-a. They squatted In serried ranks
around the open place In the middle
of the village where stood the ga-on
dote, or war post, where public as
semblies were held, where war parties
gathered when setting off upon expe
ditions, where prisoners were tortured
and victories were celebrated.
The ceremonies were brief and were
divided Into two sessions upon differ
ent days. The first session was occu
pied mainly by the speech of Do-ne
ho-ga-weh, explaining why he had
summoned the council and pleading
for authorization of the sending of
belts to the other nations of the
League so that the Ho-yar-na-go-war
might he convened.
“You have heard my cause, O my
people,” he framed his peroration.
“You know that the French have rav
ished one of the fairest daughters of
the tribe. You know that I have been
deeply wronged. You know that at
Jagara, on land which Is our land as
much as that on which you now sit,
the French are building a fort, and
that they boast It will he a chain by
which they will bind us in the future.
“You know that ever since Onontlo
came to Quebec the French have been
our enemies, and the English have
been our friends. You know that these
men, Murray and De Veulle, who have
stolen my daughter, who have debased
our ancient religion, who have deluded
ao many of the white men, who have
built the foul nest of fiend# who guard
the Doom Trail, are the servants of
th# French.
“I ask you for vengeance. I ask you
for the right to go before the Ho-yar
na-go-war. I speak with a straight
tongue. I have witnesses by me. One
U my nephew, Ta-wan-ne-ars. You
know him. The other la a brother of
the Wolf clan. They have found the
aecret of the Doom Trail, and they
will lead our wdkrlora to It.
“If yon will follow them, O my
people, yon will gain rich spoils and
take many scalps. The cries of yonr
captives will delight your ears. Your
fkmUies will be prond of you.
“Na-ho I"
The council broke un Into separate
councils of the live ch ns of the tribe
After the clan councils had come to
agreement, the roy-nr-eh« of the sev
eral clans, as spokesmen, met and
r"Hched a Joint agreement. Their re
sponse was made at I lie .-wood session
of the tribal council on the following
day by <!a-ne-o di yo of the Turtle
dun. the senior rov an-eli of the tribe
“It Is the Judgite.it of the council
that belts he Rent 10 the brother na
tions for the meeiiii't of the Ho-yar-na
go-vnr. I.et the counselors of the
Iteople decide what course Is best."
That night the messengers were dis
patched. anil as they passed from na
tlon ;•> nation, the People of the Long
House stirred with expectancy.
On the heels of the messengers
Mowed a steadily swelling stream of
men. women end children.
The delemiles of the Senecas found
the i treat Trail already choked with
humanity when they set out from Nun
ts-wa-o a week behind lie messengers
Senecas and Cnynrns met and mingled
with Oneldas. Tuscnroras and Mo
hawks, and Onondagas viewed the ex
traordinar.v contlueuce of pimple with
grave Interest
It must have hern n week after out
arrival that To do-da-ho proclaimed tin
meeting of the Ho-.VHr-na go war for
the next day. In the morning the del
egatlons of the Six Nations left their
headquarters arid marched with slow
dignity to the council ground, a broad
meadow on the edge of the forest
above the river vatlev.
The deliberations of the council were
begun, the direction of affairs passing
from the Keeixw of the VVatnpuui to
To-do-da-ho.
“We are met, O iny brethren," be
gun tlie venerable Onondaga, "to de
elite whether or no we shall lift the
hatchet. IKi-ne-l.o-ga-weh speaks for
tlie Keepers of the I«>or who ask for
war."
There would he no point In repent
ing I>o-ne-ho ga-woh’s oration. It was
masterly, superior even to the address
by which lie carried hi* own people
with him.
He explained succinctly the situation
which existed In New York. A Ca.vng
responded, expressing nmar.ement that
the Kngllsh, who were usually so sens
Ible, should act In such a childish
manner. He concluded h.v asking If
the league might expect the help of
the Kngllsh In an attack ui>on the
Doom Trail.
This was the most difficult pidnt
had to overcome, Hnd Do-ne-ho-ga-weh
replied with circumspection.
“It Is true, as my brother has said.'
he answered, “that we might expect
the Kngllsh lo move with us In this
matter. But my friends among the
Kngllsh send me word that their
people are blinded for the moment by
the falsities of Murray and the French
Their councils are divided.
“Oa-en-gwa-ra-go would welcome
our action, and would support tt and
protect us from the vengeance of
France. But he would find It difficult
to act himself.”
“If Oa-en-gwa-ra-go will not act, why
should the League act?” demanded the
Cayuga.
“Because It is to the Interest of our
people to act even more than It Is to
the Interest of the Kngllsh," retorted
Do-ne-ho-ga-weh with Impassioned en
ergy. “Already the Kngllsh are more
numerous than we are. They have
strong forts. We have only the forest
They have blot hers across the Orent
Water who will aid them. We have
only the uncertain aid of our allies and
subject tribes.
“The decision Is In your hands. If
you Hgbt for the Kngllsh you will sur
vive and grow stronger. If you fight
for the French or If you do not fight
for the Kngllsh. you will slowly be
crippled and In a little time you will
be no more feared than the Mohicans
or the Kries.
“Na-ho!"
That was the last speech of the day,
and the council adjourned, only, as In
the case of the Seneca*’ tribal council,
to dissolve Into minor councils of the
roy-an-ehs of the different clan groups.
When the representatives of each
tribe had reached the unanimity which
was required by the laws of the
League, they discussed the situation
Informally with the roy-an-ehs of the
other tribes; and on the fifth day To
do-da-ho delivered the common Judg
ment of the roy-an-ehs.
"Murray and the Keejicrs of the
Doom Trail are the enemies of the
Long House. We must break them
now before they grow too powerful.
Therefore we have decided to take up
the hatchet against them. But we
shall send word to Oa-en-gwa-ra-go,
appealing to him, by virtue of the cov
enant chain between us, to support
us against the vengeance of the
French. This Is the decision of the
Ho-yar-na-go-war, O my people.”
“Yo-hay!’’ answered the roy-an-ehs.
And the thousands of people In the
meadow echoed the shout.
My attention was diverted to a
young Onondaga who attempted to ex
plain something to me In his dialect.
Seeing I could not understand, Ta
wan-ne-ars approached and listened to
him, a look of astonishment creasing
his usually Impassive face.
“The Onondaga says that a French
man haB come to the village who
claims to have a message for you,”
translated the Seneca.
“For me? Who can It be from?”
“I do not know, brother. Let us
hasten and find out.”
We pushed our way through the
masses of wurrlors already beginning
the war-dance, and ran between the
vegetable gardens toward Ka-na-ta
go-wa.
(Continued Next Week)
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