They had "seen his Star in the East."

General Clarke entertained and fed them royally after the manner of white people, but it was too much for their uneducated systems, and the two elder members of the party died from excesses. The others remained for some time, being taken from one manner of white man's amusements to another, and finally on the announcement of their intention to return to their people, they were given a farewell banquet.

At this affair one of the guests of honor arose at the request of General Clarke, and this is the literal translation of the redman's address :

"I come to you over a trail of many moons from the setting sun. You were the friends of my Fathers who have all gone the long way. I came with an eye partly open for my people, who sit in darkness. I go back with both eyes closed. How can I go back to my blind people? I made my way to you with strong arms, through many enemies and strange lands, that I might carry much back to them. I go back with both arms broken and empty.

"Two fathers came with us, and they were the braves of many Winters and wars. We leave them asleep by your great waters and

wigwams. They were tired in many moons and the moccasins wore out. My people sent me to get the white man's Book of Heaven. You took me where they worship the Great Spirit with candles, and the Book was not there. You showed me images of the good spirits, and the picture of the good land beyond, but the Book was not among them to tell us the way.