TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916 355 I can talk about the subject has been well discussed. I have always tried to do what the President desired and now I want to do what the Governor wishes. I never forget a good and wise talk-One thing makes me feel sad, and that is to see my two friends in arrest. I ask they be re- leased as a favor to myself and tribe. Altho' I have been sick I have done all I could to recover all the horses and prisoners delivered to our Agent Mr Haworth. You see many Indians here-Young men and old, I dont Know what they think of the talk, but I will do what I can to comply with it,-I am pure Comanche and in the last few years have been trying to get into the white mans road, and next summer I think I will be plumb on it.- build me a house and give me what my Agent has promised me and I will do my part,- I have a good heart towards all the whites, but would be greatly pleased to see Satanta and Big Tree released. true that some of our foolish young men go off on the warpath yet, but then the Great Father has not Kept all his promises and build houses for them as the Agent has promised- had he done so we Could have Kept the young men at home. I ought to be good friends with Texas, I have done much in returning all Texas prisoners and stock. And now would ask the Texas Governor to fa- vor my friends the Kiowa and give up Satanta and Big Tree, all the young men I think are inclined to listen to the talk and give up raiding in Texas. If my talk to-day about Satanta and Big Tree falls to the ground I shall go from here with a crying heart and feel sad. Pacer-(Apache)-Say to the Governor that we are going to take a new road- Throw away our old road- We talk the same to you as to our Great Father were he here himself under that flag waving there, you can ask him if we have ever robbed in Texas, No. we never have, and tell us plain- ly if we have or you know of it. You Can say that. There is my father the Agent. You can ask him if I am not in the white mans road. We Apache are doing what we are told to do. Say if he thinks we are bad.-would we Come here all of us ?-release these two prisoners you have-we are Corraled, we cannot live much longer and must be good -we want to live well, in houses to Cultivate land and not live on the prairie- with houses and Comfort we will be better than we have been. He wants us to take a good
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