Name/Title
Goodwill NotesEntry/Object ID
002012Tags
William Bull and Sarah Wells Stone House AssociationScope and Content
— it, But alas! here was found, another suit, for Sarah’s Delicate feelings, Nothing Less than two Black tin pots, for private Use about Beds, one for Sarah, and the Other, as necessity Required Together with abundance of Rolls, of trinkets Carefully put up; As those of small Jackknives and other small Pocket knives, Ribbons and toys, for Her Occasionally to Distribute among the indian Women & Children as appeared, by the Bill of Fare Accompanying them — With garden seeds &c... As the Season now Required to be
put in the ground — For as Christopher Read the Bill for Her, He Said, "that if all was well in the Morning they would Endeavour to Attend to it. — All now being Reasonably adjusted, Sarah Sat Down on Her Bed side — C. Denn Observed; That after supper even the Diurnal Festival, — the Noctidial, or Daily Sabbath Of "Eve", Whose Compline & Nocturn
Devotion, Requires, that after supper; in Order to Restore the Natural Body, and Mind, together With, the Exhausted and Wearied Limbs, which Were Used for the means, to
Compleat, the said Festival & Supper.... After Which, Nature Nods, and Slumbers a While, as a Sabbath of Rest, and as, it were, in a State of inert, inaction — of Horizontal Neutralized Repose — (Breathing only Excepted) as the Only means, Essential to & for the Restoration of the "Natural Body", and all the sensible Members thereof, to New Vigour, in their Resuscitation in the Morning of the Life, Whose New Health, and Vigour again, is the Only means, to perpetuate... Virtual action & Reaction, Until We arrive to festive suppers, and the Compline Nocturn Sabbath again, & again Untill the Morn of Life is past, "Let us, attend to it, As a Divine Precept and a Call Upon Our Natures... and Hope for a Sweet Repose & Rest... As A perpetual Sabbath, to be perpetuated... — And "Let us" Now Prepare to Lay Down — for the Re- mainder of the Night ... When the two Indians, Who had families, Rose And Said, We Choose rather, to go home, to Our Women & Children, & Let them Know —
— Know, what this Day, has Compleated, for We & As also, have some planting, Yet, to Do for ourselves; As the Log Ferry-boat is now, on this side of the Water, Being over in the Morning by the Old Man, after the Cows Were Drove Through the Ripple, We Can get Home With safety as the Moon Now Shines — When Sarah give Each of them two knives, of Longer & Lesser Pocket knives... and Elizabeth give them, of those Delicate Cakes, Which was on the Table, together With a few Ribbons & other toys, to Amuse their Women & Children.... All of Which, Were Kindly Received,..... Wishing them, As soon as convenient, to Bring their Woman & Children to see Her.... For they Were, the Only People (refuge) in these Woods, She consider as Neighbours, or had any knowledge of.... To Which they Smiled, and Noded Assent... And Said, if We find all well at Home, it is Likely, We Will be here again in the Morning, With Our planting tools, to assist you, At Least, for part of the Day, to prepare the soil, for Your Garden Seeds, and When We finish our Own Planting... We Will Endeavour, with our Families, to give You a Call... — A few Words more and We Shall Close this, Our talk With You...— The old man, or at least his son, Who has Been With You, through the Whole Tour of this Your Present Concern... & no Doubt, has the Record of it On His mind..... — They, if You Wish it, may perhaps, Stay With You through the Warm Season.... and all they may require, or hope from You, is to make them Comfortable While they Stay — As You Will Doubtless, if Life & Health be With You all; You must have a Busy Summer, to prepare for the Winter... in Your Way, of what You Call Civilized Life, The Young Man may Assist You as a Runner, and in many Respects, as a Messenger... and also in Looking up, and Bringing the Cows & Horses, up Occasionally, For there is no fear of his getting Lost in the Woods... — further, Should he find Any of them a Stray or in the
Custody of Any Other indians, He Could talk To them, in their Own Language — and So Adjust Your Claim —
