"'This will never do. We must not fight if we can help it. We must show the savages that we wish to be friends.'
"He acted so wisely that fear and anger left the hearts of the savages. They put their bows and arrows aside and began to help the newcomers.
"One day as some of the settlers were out on an excursion, a stranger appeared among them. His skin was so dark, and he was dressed so strangely, they thought at first that he was an Indian.
"He spoke to them in English, however, and explained who he was. His name was Captain Henry Fleet. He had been living among the Red Men. He had once been their prisoner. He gave the strangers good advice. He said to them:
"'Do not settle on the island where you are now living. I know another place you would like much better. It is on the shore of the main land. Some Indians have a village there. They are kind and gentle. I think they will be willing to sell their home to you.'
"It was a good plan. The white people went to the place and were much pleased with it. It was in a lovely valley near the shore. Springs of cool water bubbled up here and there. Groves of nut and oak trees gave a pleasant shade. No fierce wild animals roamed through the forest near by. They must find out at once if the Indians would be willing to sell such a pleasant home.
"They brought cloth, tools, and beads to the Red Men. They said:
"'We will give you all these things in return for your village place.'
"The eyes of the Indians sparkled with delight. Cloth, tools, and beads were the very things they most wished for. They were quite ready to move away if they could have all these. They said to the strangers:
"'We will share our village with you till the harvest is ripe. Then we will gather it and go somewhere else and leave you here alone.'