Henry saw clearly that his story was doubted.
"Kentucky, you tell me ?" said Colonel Butler.

"Do you mean to say you have come all that tremendous distance to warn us of an attack by Indians and Tories ?" Several of the others murmured approval, and Henry flushed a little, but he saw that the commander was not unreasonable.

It was a time when men might well question the words of strangers.

Remembering this, he replied: "No, we did not come from Kentucky just to warn you.

In fact, we came from a point much farther than that.