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laugh, and seizing his Rifle in an instant suiting the action to the word aimed at a small piece of wood not larger than my arm floating in the river at a distance of a hundred and twenty yards.

As quick as the flash so quickly sprung into the small Canoe a beautiful boy of ten years of age who paddling the fragile bark toward the target with a skill and rapidity beyond his years, thrust his tiny finger through the perforation made by the ball from his fathers unerring rifle, the young son of the forest called out "tell the white men that your ball hit true".

This gave us an opportunity of complimenting his skill as a dead shot. - which seemed to flatter his vanity and holds good what I have already stated that the lofty pride, and fiery temper of the Indian is alone to be subdued, by kind words and flattering expressions, which soothe and please him as they would a spoiled child.

Here we had a forcible example of this characteristic disposition of the Indian Indigenous, a few coaxing words and kind promises, had the immediate effect to subdue the tiger of the forest, into the meekness of the lamb.

I again drew him to the Wigwam, desirous to know in what relation he stood with the different ladies of his establishment.

"How is it my son asked I - there being only three men, that you have four squaws?"

"Well Father me tell you - That my squaws.

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you know how come little white face; one day you know our French Squaw very plenty sick Him say my squaw pose my Pappoose come, me go to the "Great Spirit" for me much plenty sick! Pose me go, you take little Pappoose — all the same your Pappoose every thing. "Me Squaw say", me take pappoose spose you go to Great Spirit — By By come little pappoose so big my hand you know — French mother go sleep long time — my Squaw plenty for little pappoose for eat you know"

Here he could not find words to express to his satisfaction the answer to my question — I no know what you call eat, you know the pappoose? Finding himself fixed as it were for loss of an expression He made his apology like any other gentleman

"Sir unaccustomed as I am to publick speaking I rise etc." My Father me try to speak to you some English, I can't much tell — But my Squaw "like cow, you know", give plenty to him little pappoose, and little white face, for eat all the same as little cow, you know, very good for him you know, make him plenty sleep you know, ugh?

I told the Indian Indigenous to inform his wife that it was my wish to have little "White Face" and the object of my visit was for the purpose of bargaining to her away — In an instant he comprehended the motive of my joke and played it off to the very life in which he seemed to display a deep cunning accompanied with much shrewdness — Not so the Squaw, who seemed rather astonished at her husband's language — which had the effect

Monday 7:30 O'Clock P.M. Kingston December 18 1876

A Meeting of the Council of the Corporation of the City of Kingston was held this day. Present

His Worship the Mayor Aldermen Allen, Carnovsky, Carson, Clements, Drennan, Dupuis, Harty, Metcalfe, McCammon, McIntyre, McKelvey, McRossie, Pense, Powers, Tandy, Thibodo, White

The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting

The Mayor submitted to the Council a Patent purporting to be Ordnance Land Sale Grant to "the Corporation of the City of Kingston" a parcel of land of the property known as the "Herchmer Farm" situate[d] in the City of Kingston, to be used as a Public Park (dated January 19 1876)

A Communication from James Agnew Esquire City Solicitor was read In Re Adair vs Kingston and Montreal street.

A Communication from Mrs Jane Garret, Sharbott Lake was read asking payment of Ten dollars for bed clothes destroyed sent with man taken with Small Pix and sent to Kingston Hospital.

On motion of Ald: Drennan seconded by Ald: Price Ordered, that the communication of Jane Garret be handed to the County Clerk and that the City Clerk notify her to that effect.

The Mayor mentioned that he had been served to-day with an appointment for the 26th instant for proceeding with the arbitration between the City and County in reference to the Court House

A Communication from E.J.B. Pense Esquire was read asking the Council to relieve the British Whig of its Contract for Printing.

On motion of Ald: Drennan seconded by Ald: Harty Ordered, That the Communication of E.J.B. Pense in regard to agreement for Contract for Printing with the City and that said Pense be relieved of said Contract

Ald: Gaskin here entered

A Communication from Messrs Kirkpatrick and Rogers. In Re Canadian Engine & Machinery Company Taxes was read

On motion of Ald: McIntyre seconded by Ald: Price Ordered, That the Communication of Messrs Kirkpatrick and Rogers be referred to the Court of Revision to report

A Communication from the Department of the Interior was read enclosing Letters Patent in favor of the Corporation of the City of Kingston for a Park

Ald: Drennan brought up the petition of V Wemple

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Ald McIntyre brought up the petitions of James Gowdey and Edward Lark respecting Taxes

On motion of Ald: McIntyre seconded by Ald: McRossie Ordered, that the petitions of J. Gowdey and E. Lark be referred to the Court of Revision to report.

Ald: McIntyre brought up the petition of Ephraim Brown respecting Taxes

On motion of Ald: McIntyre seconded by Ald: McRossie Ordered, That the petition of E. Brown be referred to the Court of Revision.

Ald: McIntyre brought up the petition of M. Foley and ten others Carters on the subject of suing for their fares

On motion of Ald: McIntyre seconded by Ald: Drennan Ordered, That the petition of M. Foley and others Carters be referred to the Police Commissioners

The Chairman from the Committee on Streets and Improvements brought up a Report (Number 532 Book D) which was read.

On motion of Ald: Allen seconded by Ald: Gaskin That the report of the Committee on Streets and Improvements be received and adopted

In Amendment Ald McRossie moves seconded by Ald: Carson That the report of the Committee on Streets be amended and that R. Winman be allowed $5 for damages done to his garden - which being put was [underline] lost [/underline] and the original motion was [underline] carried [/underline].

Ald: White from the Committee on Finance and Accounts brought up a Report (Number 533 Book D) which was received and adopted.

Ald: McIntyre, Chairman of the Select Committee on Engineer Youldens Communication brought up a Report (Number 534 Book D) which was read and adopted

The Chairman from the Committee on Licenses &c brought up a Report which was read

Ald: Metcalfe moves seconded by Ald: White That the Report of the Committee on Licenses be received and adopted - which being put was lost.

On motion of Ald: Carson seconded by Ald: Allen Ordered, That the sum of (250) two hundred and fifty dollars be placed at the beginning of 1877 to be paid in the year 1877 to Credit of the School Board for the old School house and lot in Williamsville on said School Board handing over deed of the same to the City and to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor said property to be used for a street being a continuation of Durham street

On motion of Ald: McRossie seconded by Ald: McIntyre Ordered, that the sum of twenty dollars be granted to each of the Reporters of the Newspapers (News & Whig) for their

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their services in reporting the proceedings of this Council during the present year.

A Communication from S.L. Morrison Esquire was read requesting that the guage of the street Railway to be laid in this City be changed from three and one half feet to four feet.

On motion of Alderman Drennan seconded by Ald: Allen Resolved, that in the opinion of this Council the street Railway By Law should be Amended by extending the width of track of said Railway to four feet.

Ald: Drennan introduced a By Law respecting the Kingston street Railway which was read a first time.

On motion of Ald: Dupuis seconded by Ald: Price Resolved, that in the opinion of this Council arrangements should be made for having the minutes of the proceedings of the City Council together with a detailed account of the moneys received and expended in this City, printed in pamphlet form for gratuitius distribution among the taxpayers of the City, and that the Committee on Printing inquire and report upon the expense of so doing.

On motion of Ald: McCammon seconded by Ald: Harty Ordered, that the next regular meeting of this Council be held on Tuesday January 2nd 1877.

On motion the Council adjourned.

M. Flanagan City Clerk

B.M. Britton Mayor

Tuesday 7:30 O'Clock P.M. Kingston January 2 1877

A meeting of the Council of the Corporation of the City of Kingston was held this day pursuant to resolution. Present

His Worship the Mayor

Aldermen

Clements, Drennan, McKelvey, McRossie, Pense, Powers, Thibodo, White

The meeting adjourned for want of a quorum.

M. Flanagan City Clerk