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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message Icon:                             Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by SgtMunro[/i] [br][b]“The Go-Betweens” (Part Two) 27 May 1764 / 1930 Hours Fort Pitt, The Ohio Country[/b] After dinner, the volunteers were gathered from their respective companies and taken to the fort’s chapel. Once inside, the doors were closed and two privates of Captain Grant’s Company were posted outside as guards. Francis Cooper was standing near the pulpit, and motioned for the men to be seated. “Men, I want to thank you for volunteering for this assignment.” He then continued, “It is no secret that Colonel Bouquet is planning an offensive within the coming months, but what a lot of you men do not realize is the need to secure our own line of communication, before advancing further westward.” Thomas Thacher then entered from the Chaplain’s Office, accompanied by a Delaware war captain. Addressing the soldiers, Thacher said, “May I introduce to you, Gelelemend of the Delaware Nation. He arrived here today to announce that the council would convene, within the fortnight, at Kaskaskunk.” Gelelemend then spoke, “I am fluent in your tongue, and it will be my honor to escort your delegation to the council fire. You may call me Killbuck.” Francis Cooper then added, “The village of Kaskaskunk is located at the forks of the Big Beaver River. We will be the first Crown Representatives to visit this town. No other white man, with the exception of the occasional Moravian Missionary or trader, has ever stepped foot into this place as a freeman. Captain Killbuck has a vested interest in these talks, since his grandfather is one of the sachems I am to speak with, a man named Nettawatwees. You may know of him by his British name, ‘New Comer’. He is the Chief of the Turtle Clan, and will lead the Delaware Delegation.” Captain Thomas Graham then rose to address the soldiers, “Men, we are to leave the day after tomorrow. In the meantime, in honor of our escort, I have arranged for an extra ration of the King’s Rum for all in attendance.” This was the signal for the men to be at their ease. As they all drew their ration, and separated into small groups to chat, Captain Killbuck circulated through the room. He would stop and speak to some, others he would just observe. He always enjoyed the company of missionary and trader alike, but these white men were different than the other white warriors he had known and seen before. Some of these men he would consider his equal, and that was high praise indeed from a man of Killbuck’s lineage. “I remember you” Killbuck said to Private Kirk, while pointing in the direction of Grant’s Hill, “You were there, almost six seasons ago. Your War Chief Grant was a foolish and arrogant man, and his warriors were needlessly wasted that day. I was with Chief Tecaughretanego, when he said ‘…Grant acted like a wise and experienced warrior in artfully approaching in the night without being discovered; but, when he came to the place and we were lying asleep outside the fort, between him and the Allegheny River, in place of slipping up quietly and falling upon us with their broadswords, the red-soldiers instead beat their drums and played the bagpipes. I suppose that he had made too free with spirituous liquors during that night, and was intoxicated by the dawn…’ It saddened me to see so many of the brave petticoat-warriors led by such a fool, into disaster.” Pausing for a moment to reflect, Killbuck then continued with, “You were among the most brave of the red-soldiers, and the Shawnee adopted you because of your qualities as a man and warrior. Your exploits against the Catawba, with your Shawnee brothers, are legendary. It pleases me to see you well.” As the two men grasped each others forearms, Kirk replied, “Aye Captain Killbuck, I too remember you. ‘Tis good to see you again as well.” Killbuck continued to look about the room, until he had found another familiar face. Walking over to Sergeant Munro, he said, “Tchewaung Lenay, you do not know me, but I know you. I [/quote]    Upload an Image File From Your PC For Insertion in Your Post    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.