[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] marching off immediately to Boston and staying there; it may be a great while before blood runs. Now. as I said, you are wiser than I; I leave this for your consideration, whether I come down immediately or wait till I hear some blood is spilled. Brothers : I would not have you think by this that we are falling back from our engage-ments We are ready to do anything for your relief and shall be guided by your eounsels. Brothers : One thing I ask of you, if you send for me to fight, that you let me fight in my own Indian way. I am not usecl to fight English fashion, therefore you must not expect I can train like your men. Only point out to me where your enemies keep and that is all that I shall want to know. After the battle of Lexington, a year later, the Mohican braves marched to the theater of war in Massachusetts, arriving in time to participate in the battle of Bunker Hill. Subsequently, addressing a council which met at German Flats in this State and held adjourned sessions at Albany, Captain Solomon pledged anew the support of the Mohicans to the American cause. « Depend upon it," he said, " we are true to you and mean to join you. Wherever you go we shall be by vour sides. Our bones shall lie with yours. We are determined never to be ABORIGINAL INHABITANTS 37