We all laughed very heartily when the Horse entered, for it appears he passed too near the Turtle who called out as the horse was flying about (in the inside) singing and rattling his rattler, "I wish you would take care of yourself and not tread on one." in allusion to his diminutive size in comparison with that of Horse.
It is somewhat surprising that everyone that entered, whether he spoke [plainly], or was interpreted, their first words were, "Your lands are distressed. Keep not on the Grand River—sickness, sickness."
"But from amongst ye here I shall select only a few aged ones." said one of the latter, but in a voice no one but the conjurer could understand.
As he went out, however, the conjurer paid him a most bawdy compliment. We all laughed and asked what was the matter.
"Pah! Nothing. I am only afraid of him." said the conjurer
One of them that entered, apparantly the Devil himself for he spoke and acted en veritable maitre, startled us all a great deal and enquired authoritatively and angrily, "What want ye of me? Speak!"
Upon several hurried enquiries put to him, he said that some things I saw and heard in my house this winter were by Mr. Frobisher, who expired so dreadfully in 1819. "He is a skeleton (Pah-kack); and it is he who built this house. He comes to see."
Though I did certainly both hear and see several times this winter, and once in particular about two A.M., yet I do not feel much inclined to add faith to this assertion of Davy's. I must have something more substantial. But I am much inclined to doubt master Davy's assertions and consider this and several others of his sayings at former periods in the same light as those he delivered at many of [the] Grecian temples, for I have every substantial reason to consider him as the same identical gentleman. However, a short time hence will decide.
The Turtle said we should have a good deal of rain, but not a very great deal, and a very high wind, and as soon as the Sun should appear. "At its setting, an Indian (naming him by a very extraordinary and bawdy feature in his person) should arrive and bring us meat; but this you will eat of course, and I shall go without."
{"Beware of yourselves. Tomorrow night you shall drink and be drunk. Drink and leave the house as soon as you can, for there are from that wind (by which he designated the South) who if they drink with ye, ye shall become pitiful" alluding to two blackguard half breed brothers who, proud of the bravery of their deceased father, are ever and anon insulting and domineering over other Indians. It is worthy of remark that an aged man in the course of this last winter was [advised] of the same and repeatedly pressed not to drink at the house on their accord}.