23/28 We love you; and because we love you, and feel for you, we propose this. This morning" _[the speaker now pointed with his finger towards the heavens]_, "look up and see the blue sky: there are no clouds; the sun is bright and clear. Our fathers taught us, that when the sky was without clouds, the Great Spirit was smiling upon them. May he now preside over us, that we may make a long, smooth, and straight path for our children. It is true I seldom see you all, but this morning I shake hands with you all, in my heart. |