Weekly Messenger, Volume 3, Number 9, Vevay, Switzerland County, 2 November 1833 — Page 4

NEW-ENGLAND WARS. KING PHILIP. BY JOSEPH R. CHANDLER, ESQ. [Concluded.]

having tiitni?:ed the embassador

Th! orjeid an immediate rettc-at io wards the f-iM'tesse of Mount Hope, a! wbicK the ns-xi nay, they arrived. Da ring tbt day following, David anti Maha

It -villi the yoijojjer captives were let!

under the gunrd f a single Indian, whhad beu wounded in a former skirmish and was u.;a:,!t to e out with the others

it occurred to Dav.d that he or Mahal a rriubt e?cane from him and if either of

tnnn thiii! j meet some of Captain Church's men. the whole cf Philip's party mshl be surprised and rut off. This

net the too free ?e of turn, made a quar ,ed his whole body above the rock J

re I between my tribe sno trie. A Jor rnnik new, said the Incian-

bow to the captain. The dnor of a de-

erted cottage opened, and exhibited

Church in the act of reading hi book wllyour icligion, Father Elliot aaid, it bro'ti two three.1 bih drew with certain

rdeis, it waft a massy volume, strongly itoijnd, an 1 exhihited evident Fyraptoms hat its owner, bite a true soidier, had veil eimimed bis instructions. Church

closed the Bible on his entrance, tad r9

pfaca on earth and good will to men,' j aim, and the King oliVlouHt Hope tolled o;.e were the very woids he laugh' meia lifeless coirse at the feet of his follow

those were the very

and vet, ha the whi!

man's sword er.

been sheathed since his arrival? and

when I read abnot the moviog of lund-

whose frailly he had an intimate acquaintance. "The full foin of the Fnritan !v.der lout none, of its beauty fioin being covered with what, in tliee days would be considered a Quaker garb, if we except

the semblance boulder, and

his thigh. A bat lay upon the table, which in those days wan en mililaire.

W ah -.1 i would by no mean consent to.: hat which, to these extremely refined

as she should not be so well able as he, toj'ime?. would l considered a veiy lit

tie better than a 4 cook and pinch The

toreceive with cordiality his visitor, with tmai ks, which we Indians never dared do,

rather Elliot said, that it meant that we must not new notch the pines, nor change the brook, so that more corn may grow ui oar held than in our neighbor's. Hut where are the fields of corn in Plymouth

viiich the Indian- planted ? where their

itiiKe her way out of the wamp, in which the were, or ebirie the sarh of other Ir.ii h might go in quest of him. AVer y de deliberation, it was concluded tnat D viii hobi make the attempt. Aocordisiglv- m a few hcira, watching

;. CBportu.nty when the b?ad of their g'.5-?-i ?u;d be turned, David started if .n - r and passing by the Indi en. i - th door of the slender i'5Firfr-s ' .f jruard j;av? a laud yell to Cfttl biat ." itpnce of others, bit

."; id wa likely to get

ha p'.iced ao arrow in

of the epaulette upon hi-: ! 6'bing: grounds and oyter led? but a well secured sword at! bush, is there not a light streaming thro1

the chinks. if ihoe rocks?" David watched attentively, and confessed at last, that

he believed theie was fiie tbero. In a low whimper, Ninigret commonicatcd to David, ins belief that seme cf the cbiel

d.gntty r.f Chur-b was in his looks, his! Saei,eiD9 w" lodIe, thfre' pn'hap

j-:r;.ir the jtrig crtn'y th: '.enty yeari bad be prsuanng ta let

ii2s hci'tfr hn-e ;ir . which wotstd hsvt p-Jt a pet m4 t.-s the d;ght of Dtid. he;. 'IxbaU mock tbfl bow string with a ai!! Prt'ird. that lay near, and the at row fell hafnifs at bis feet , aud spring: - irsg hey.'iid his reach, she awaited the com.r.g of the other Indian", who on learning the flight -tf their prisoner, pre p.irei for an iio-nedute chae. Dstid Iik'J 'he start nf them by five ffi'Tit, !ie Hew tvitii tin- if:r.e-s of a Ssrd. sod his puruera fo!iotri with a api iilv tbst boded r- ood ta hi hopes.

farm, and manners, and a stranger who had seen hirn mingling with Ids ir.en m the camoiun dress and common labour? of a camp, woul i have instantly recogni

sed him as the chief " David, ihe first salutation pased, re

lated in a few words, the destruction of the garrison, the murder of a part of its inhabitants, and the captivity of the remainder; he also stated what little he knew of Joscelyne's unsuccessful mission, and then recounted his own escape, without neglecting to press upon his auditors

fnind, the itmoicjant danger in which he had left Mahala. His Philip ihe

tutned,' raid Church, in a tone that dr!:'

m to tt qnire any anvwer, 'niv friend, lac r,e is painful; but the Lctd has undoutitedly tuffeted the he.t'.hcn to iCl;ct us lor our own traoi-g;ip-tirina j however, think 'I discover that his provi denre :s about woriciog our deliverance, and then we -hal soon, by its gracious aid, iriv out these gol!pp heathen? ft im the land; ineanttTie, it i? necessary that v'mi lelrf.sh yourself 'Sergeant V?hh"rn. hh the Cpan as he hasti ly if-em-d ?'ie door Washburn wnt at

Veac'im". Philip aud hi w.rnorsjnace in ht j.re-ivnce, tie iren bp returning, le-.rnd ibcir prit'ne: fl'ght.jralled instantly on prade;aid despatch and knowing the d sr.jjer to which tl.ey U man with my respects to !he ol-f Should be exp iscd, if he tinlly escaped. Und chap' isn, and re-iest their untnedi tht'v resolved t? brak up far t!; camp, ate sliendaoce.' S,: i disperse is d-ffeien! parlits. Tins j . cotjucil wa son formed , snd a accordingly done. Philip taking Ma , , ; ryor iVas made by that pious and pood hili and the rhildien with h;m. jly personage Adoniran Wsbbnn. Mv Mv rMdr ei rip under no ppre-i;!niii prevent the insertion f this piece heii..;.i of .r.y outrage upon M ahala, as f abjuisptory cioqoei.ee, bat it was such

amonw ail the chatge br-Uiht against. Heihe strong mind ofa highly educated the Xev England tnbes, I do not remefu ;l'.,uon would pour fourth, when he ft It her of hearing that of tut urged by theith- inemics of the Lord hid prospered, whites; 'hat being, as an Indian whom lin.J that Ihe fai'hful failed from among

oace quentoneo on me suojeci, toia tne. . children ot war.

a while tuaa's trick, doi proper fr an la

dian. " Darid oursued his cjurse. with some

" The coi?r.ci!, or rathrr feoard ar( concliiue'i th.vt it would be beM to divide the company into smalt parties, and to

advantage over bis pursueit,. as they send llicm into thtt neighbonrsg swamp, were enuinbered with heavy arois. aud m which David had left l'hi!ir, with ertn ies tbn an hoiar, he found himself m tieis to kill every In iiin that tbey should

in open plain, anj con-equently but little fneet; this order was communicated to expn-ed t ) iha clmse of his pursuers. the men withoHt, who were im-:rf dn'eU He. in a short lime, arrived hieaihiess told off in sections of ten, aud despatchand faint at Ciptaiii Church" camp. ed in search ofthereinmon enemy, "The reader will readily conceive. David solicited t be pei milled to sharethat io that age, and natter the then pk in tae expedition. This, hawever, Cap

isting ciicumtun-es, no great exhibition tain Church leiused, aiiedging as a rea i

Fbilip himself; and expressed a wish,

that one or both might approach near e noagii to ascertain the character of those who had fled to the rocks.' "On approaching the place, they soon

iisceit lined, by the clinking noise iviihio. that the Indians there, and that por.ie of theui weie engager! in grinding or pounding parched coin b tween stoties. Untpr f.ivi-'.it cf this ti"i-e, David and iSinigrt t appioached ;he very side of the roc!., v.hich covered a very large cave with an e;rat:ce upon the oppeMle ride; as the pounding ceased, tltt-y smpped,

afi't ejiCtviPil i;:cir advance wiui toe ifi-

iu9try ct t!;j tictues1 ic mil:"!' within.

by ibis me. ,is tbe wert soon euatded to

hear the cnaversn'isa wb-ich held tietiveen !brr. 'What of the day?1 s:iid a strong voice "Nimgret applied hn mouth close to

the ear d David, and bispered, us he, Philip.' " What cf the day?" asked Fiiilip a gain, what say cur Pw ww ? 'I have sought the in.-pii aiioo,' said the Fnest. -a rawwaw, leep but it has not come I have stretched myself

upon the fern in the in o:iligbt but I wa a'une- I have asked ol 'the Great Spirit, but no answer has come I have boini the torche- hy Ihe sprung this night, hut no face was m it I saw, indeed, on the mist a form like Massa-oa, but his fact wa" blanched like the white man" - I asked him for the words of the war roi'g, and the brer-za iron the LngW-h . i ...

Xltl'ti- rt.1 M 1. I Cil I11U1 1 11 nil . "Sachem of lha Faukanokets, thy hand has been mighty in wai, and thy hatchet r'i w th ihy erltmls, biood

tlicu lia-l been mighty, but the uvghlier

ha vi come e were the eagle that

sheltered an.org the pines and ocsliad upon the cr-g- of the sta; bui the while h?ro- hatli st flen his pivy, aud the king of bii1? incst find bis game beyoud th the rsocr.fair.s. Thou wast or.ee, Philip, glorious as

t' e moon nan sinks b.ji.eatu the hills of

" Ioth started towards the cave to save the white prisoners from the ar.ger of the surviving Indians, cbaiging theii

guns as they went. David primed liipiece, and on prurirg the powder into the muxzle of the gun. found to his in expressible mortification that he had only 'aunt his priming, the b,dl and powdei being yet in the gun. "The screams of those who were in the cave, compelled the two to hasten their movements, so that Nioigret was not able to charge with ball. David, fearing every thing for Clabala, flew with the spet-d of lightning, and arrived

io front of the cave just as an old Indian.

the prie-?, bad seized a hatchet, and was aiming a blow at the head of idaha

la. Theie was no time to rush between them, Dvid levelled bis gun and sent a

ball through ihe heart of (he pawwaw,; and bie--ed God, as ihe cuve echoed with the report ot his piece, that he bad not I liariid ia the honor of Philip's death. ' In iiiigrtit was immediately at his side ; aud when the sic die had subsided, '.Lev discovered the body of Philip on the spot wheie it hau fallen. The old prit-t 'pon Mah.tla, and a few children belong nig to lo (lie Tiucum settlement, weie anting in taoie honor in a corner of the

cave. Uavid dragge.l the priest to one

-io, end carried Mahala into the air,

where she soon revived. 'Tbey learned that, immediately on the tieaih of Philip, two Indians had es caped in the mist; the priest being old and uaabled to run, had attempted to re

venge the death ot hia chief by killing

.Mrthala, in which he was prevented by Cm timely arrival cf David.

'In oriler to satisfy their friends, our

two successful varnors determined to carry the body of Phtiip to the camp, a

task of o.i itic.onsiderntiie dithculty, con

sint nog (he weight of the man and the

duficuhy f the way.

' Having cut down two jtout pole9 with

t!e Indian's hatchet, and lashed the body

of the chief to them, by the bid of his

belts, they rested the ends of the pole

upon their shoulders, and took up the line of march, the children with Ninijret

carrying his gun, aud Maln.la at the el bow of David v,Uh his musket upoa hei shoulder. " ' I am thinking,1" said the Indian, af ter they had got beyond the woods, that I never heard a better fiie than we made why there really seemed but one re

port.' ' David reached his head a little one side to see whether bis fellow potter was iu earnest in the compliment, or whelh er he had not some su?pici-.ius that only one gun had been discharged, 'Why yut.

know, Ninny, (as he was near the camp bft diit not rhink it necsiarv to cull him

- - - - t brother Tvinigret.) why you know we tir

ed by word, like captain Church1 men.'

' Yes' said the Indian, in bis drawl

couid m-e hi- shadow pfjetced beyond ijrit- tuUfeJ . and then who would hav

the HN,c;h of the cave, trembling upa.i ,i H,ns . vo cul)d have charted so

the :!, am! a hroider and a stronger

t light i sringi',:g liorn the waler.'

A? the pnest was speaking, David

of military pomp was made by Captain sun that his fatigue worjld not permit him! n r,,1"s e2R. as Wi s j caser wjfcnoii again David, why you were at the

Church, as a Itader of the Flymouth'to keep up with the pmtv. nod thai he!1" ,0,fcnt g'tntion. cave long bef-re me. aud I had scat cel;

bosu. con-istine at mo-trffiom 1 to 300 miffht thu hinder ealhpr'than ,.r--;,.t I ' 1 ,(ow we!1' s'd ' "''IS that it tif.-ie, to ret toy i.d!r and vvnd down

tnen. many of whom were, except in'the object of then expedition. 'darkthe -moke of my w-g.van.s shall i ril bft hanged, if I don't thinK my old

mere military grade, hi- eqnils: vrt inere ' The men were accordingly dismissed. txitpd, at that time, in the NVw Euglandj leaving only a cma'l guard tor the houseCjlonies. and it? snfioence has been felt During the night, David obtained per even in -ibeq-ient yetrs, a dignity ofofinnssion f Captain Chun h, to tkt with fine and calling, whi. h exhibiipd itelf in hun a friendly Indian, and a little way ih dep rtoicn! of all offir-p;, eivil, pcrle J into the forest, promising to he back bv ian.-.il or miliiarv. which, while it in- the follovmg notui. Having furnished

ued approach, cnectu illy guarranteed themselves with a sma'l ct,n.ii v of pro

he een bo mfire. . Llut why should I j m.i-ket will have to bear the blame o!

agir.l eiiTO v hniP ots; it cherished confitieoce, bni thiiiest familhanty ; inshoit, it was wh'.t is usually dpuomioatcd old fashioned manners, the loss of w hich s a gt neral haliit is so justly drpiored, and

winch can now scarcely be found, ex cr pt in a few af ihe old clergy or some ancient jadge, in New England; yet if I were in Plymouth now, I could point eut

l living io'lance, even thnuh psrhaps tht venerable Spooner is no more, ofa

ju tgp with the feeelingsofa snan; who while the widow and the fatherles look to him as pretector and frieod, can teach them also to resptct him as thejut and npwnght magistrate. Those who know the venerable Thomas, will understand

the dinners to which I refer, those who

d not, will understand that ia the Old

Colony, the people have even teen sim

ple eiiootigh to believe that they were Cot de htent in repect to themselves, by paying all becoming deference to a man who iad been thought woithy to be place.! ovei them.

" Under the influence of a profound

visions, with ponder and bull, and wo muskets. David and his Indian companion, Kinigret, irt out in search f the common enemy. About four o'clock m

the morntng, our twe champions reached

the edge ol the swamp, from which Da vid had made his escape, and brt their course, as nearly as they could judge, to thewigam, in which .Mnhah had hern leit. Having armed at a considerable

p!am, in the body oi the wondt er swamp, ti pen w Inch ihe ' moon pre.l her manMf

of bght, discovering only a few elevated

rocks, and the thick undei5row(h at

ccmplawi lonely and solitary, 1 have no wile to sffive me at my council tires

I have no son to lead 1 nth my wirriois, and avenge my rie ilh my owu hand that cn' p was Firong upon the foe, is like yonder English gitl's.' "Hit id startled surely Mauala was tht te.

Phit.p's death, aud don't believe she

vvill shoot w-il afterwards.

-'If you really think so, Kiniret,'

said David, you run even lake mine and I will settle the bargain by giviD'

you both powder-horns:

" Ninigret consented, and though more

than bundled ears bad pafcd, I remcm

L,vi our Dies ne exiinjiisiiiii , "tsiiDpre,j ,hjt ont.e had j,,., Cituse ie the English trace us; aa i prepare to' ,ct ihe exchange; for the old musket,

jsUrt, for there is no aafeiy heie. Church i bf ls pre?erved in our family, one l hanks

and his snen will tie upon us, as soon asi,, ,1, attracie, my observation, the English fujiiue uhali repoit our re jBi:rj geemed to offer itself as a tuitahle

iuru.

means of exploding a few ounces of pow-

" David and hi companion slip fiein der which I had by some fa v.r ur obtained.

the r ;cli, nd ritned behind a thick As I was puffing a coal of firp, and ap

clump of hush, abut fifty yaids distant I rum (he cave, and awaited the appearance of Philip, determined at all hazards to kill inm and take their chance with tLe reel.

plying it to the priming, the wfude charge

lounn a ready evacuation pur derrivr, and sadiy singed the hwliday cloth ol

myst ll and little companions

" Ilavirr exchanged rnns, ths process

wpet fern, whose leaves g'.is'ered s "As the sun approached the horizon ion moved slowly towards the camp, at

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tney trtmnitM in tne moonngtit, Jrom the ' a truck mist or log rose trom the humid I winch ihey arriveu hjut 11 o clock A

weignt o the maruiug dew, ?.nd trailer isoil, snd covered the plain to the thick

ed a delicious and mv igoralirr fr;giance

Dvid obierv.d that they could lit bp far from Philip's den.

"'Hush e, man, .aid Nioitvet, ' Phil

ip is not ihe Indian to icst in hi wigwam!

when a prisoner has escaped; every rock around you may conceal a Paukanokct; and whist, what do I see beyond that

hornbeamS David coc.Vd his gun.

respd i for a man who was saciitieing his,. Nay, it's but a deer, and the first I have

.!'jfcti nmt, aad. rukmg his life ftr h -i breth ten, David made his approach toward Captain Church, not wholly un Conscious sfthe importance which his

knoxie.Jfe of the Indians' retrtat naturally gave him. A he parsed the various sentinels, or mall groups f men of duty, a friendly Dod of recognition, tr a short inquiry dis tinguied his immediatt acquaintance, and a look of doubt or solicitude, satined bim that his recent captivity was wholly unknown in the little camp.

Ifis guide exchanged words with tbt

nes cf neatly a.x teet. The spie could only see the top of the rack fim which they bad descended. ' Is ynur gun well

primed ?"satd David 'yes,' replied iiet, 'and I took the precautu n to try us certainty befoie I slaiied but hist.' The Indian pointed towards the top ol the rock, above which was just discerna

ibie the head cf an enemy. JfitMioutd

prove to be Philip, tarn was solicitous

seen for these two seasons; 'tis strange the hanor cfdegiro) nig the great and

how scarce the game is since you English came, and yet ytri cannot Liil u I sometimes think Philip is right, an.) that the white men have no right to our forests. " David looked with suspicion at his comrade. 'But you dt not. Niinrret.

o i

cunning toe. At length the person raised

himself and appealed to be looking round to see whither he was watched; they could distinctly hear hun say to some one below, The dew is disturbed the

English are about us ' David and Nmi

consider the advaotage which you all gct agiecsl that when he agaiu showed may possess by submitting to us, nnd ' himself, th.ey should both til e at once, at sharii-g the benefit which civillife offers, la signal to be given by the latter the ana1 above all, the inestimable blessings ;tiguie ag;lin appeared, and as he turned

ol the Christian religion.

"'I do not believe," said Ninirrret

'that your white man's life is go id for

towards them, exhibited the strongly

marksd featmes of Philip both took a deliberate ni n. Fire at the word

hst eeetiel, and left Dtd to ira? Hs. Indians; nor would 1 hav? adopted it, had three, said Ninigret. The Sue hem rais-

"On inquiring for captain Church,

David was informed that fie was in conn

cil with the officers ofa new company

which bad juet arrived from Plymouth.

"'What news from Philip.' said cap

tarn Church, with a smile i,t the early

return of David. 'May Ihe enemies of Plymouth be like him,' said the youlh howmg nil started as if to inqnte furlher. 'The

body of King Philip lays at the door.'

" A3 they moved in a body towards the place, David csught the ssniids of a voice which spemed eaeiting iHeif to articulate some inquiry he turned, 'twas the aged Jnscelyne David rushed into his arms. '"And and Mahala surely, when my country is safe, I may inquire am I childless?' " 'She ia aliva and with us.'

" The old man, overpowered by the excess of bis feelings, sunk back upon the

seat

The officers soem returnfd, accompa

nied by KinigTft, satisfied their woikwRcnished. As they wtrP announcing the rich reward, Darid's eye caught the form of niahala, entering he trembled for the co.osaqnence of the interview 'be sprung ir:to iLt armi of her father, who, as he folded her to his heaving bo sum, raised his ?trf zming eyes tt heaven

and family uf.erc-ri, 'Now, Lort!, leltest

thou me depart tn ppr.re.'

"The feelings of Jescelyne Laving a luiie subsided. Kii.igiet related io th5

officers ihe history ol their morning's ex

pedition, in winch he took care tn plica the action o! David, in rescuing Mahals, in its fairest light. The eyes r.f Jo-ce-iyne glean ed with the rc of youth which was quenched, however, with the teaisof paieiital pride, when he learned from one c f the children piesj-n!, that Mahala had saved the life of David when he was escaping from the Indian encamp, ment. "The reivrrd offered bv t!;e Governor

and Council cf Ply mouth," said Church,

will be sufficient to piace boili eham.'

pious in a fair way ct dscent compet

ence.

For th? rm-l'er of that,1 said Nini

gret, Mheold Indian can live without much

wampum, nor will his age be greatly

weelened by leuiemberirg that it issup-

orled by the price cf a hiotber red mail's brad. 111 e'en make n.v basket"

ami brocm-, let the white women buy

hem. I (row. 1 iti 1 e Davy. '.here, will

have more need of mc-rey irm, I: it may help biui to a wife; but for me, 1 cannot

marry. What eqoaw will have a red man that has killed fits Sachem; and v.o English woman can wed an Indian. On

ly, if I have done you seivice, do notj when poor Ninney is drunk with your rucn, do not lock him up in your oodn

jail or thrust his feet into your ha'.ef;.

tooks for that which you yoarteUta laugh! him to do.' ' Captain Church having heard tho Indian, rose and declared the ir.tey efleredasa reward for Fhdip's head, should be divided equally between David ar:;t Ninigiet, who had both an eqj&l eharo in his death. " David felt a guh cf jcy is he learr ed that the libera lly of the Colony wouid now give him a right claim (he hand cf Mahala. with a knowledge that heshcnM not make her condition wore by joining

her fate with his. But his happices w as soon chilled by the recollection that be

really did not haven share in Kit'g Fbi!

"He therefore stated to the o-Ticer?

the circumstance, exactly as it stood, and

idded. that although be felt himself de

prived of the share cf leward, h was more than repaid in the knowledge that Ins charge of powder and ball was prf vi-

lenlially leserved to preserve the life of

Mahala. AH were stiuck with the can-

do-ji of Davd. end turtiNl tovards Ihe

Indian ' Why, I thought,1 said be. lhat tw9 ballets would make more than one

wound, though I would say nothing to the prejudice of David.'

movement of Joscelyne attracted

the attention of the company, A good name is ra,her to be cheen thtn great

rubes,' said the venerable father, a? be placed the hand of tht b!u'iirg Mahala in that of th trembling David and lovlier far than silver or gold. Take her, tny son, she is th;u and may Gcd make her all to thee, that the sainted Rachel wps to ber father, saving ber ea!y death.1 David looked with a filial irreier.ee, which spoke all of gratitude that his tongue could not utler. "The eyes of Ninigiet glistened with

joy as tie roe to say, tnat if David wi u:u

bait (be rewind he would live with

him aa a friend. Things irs e;.;i!y sitiled to the satisfaction of all paities.

David and Mahala, after receiving the

thanks of the council of Plymouth, were

duly published and manied.

" In a sbart time, Ihe fear of ihe Ir.di-

aus having subsided, David bodt a small

house in Kingston, nesrly a mile north of the old gairisou, which. I believe, ij yet

hi be seen as thou goett down by tbs

w.(y of Jones' Rive t .

"Heie Ninigret spent his dasand

some of his nights; a greater pait cf the

tatter, btwever, were occupied in catching eels iu the uighboring stream, or chasing animals over the bill noi did any one presume to meddle with poor Indian, though be should have beu twite a week u.i drunk as a Lord. " If any one should ask what became of Philip, I can only say. that it is proba hie that he was buried near Chuch'i

camp; but, befote that lite took place, a swaggering fellow borrtned the corpo-

raPs sword, and cut off the dead Sachem 9

head And thi.s courageous hero's descendants have lately lej'ositl this

sword (which it would seem be never re-

turoed) in the archives ot the idastotchu-

setts Historical Society, at a memorial of

their ancesttr, who so heroically decapitated a dead Indian. "Jocelyne lived among his brethren, reverenced and beloved, 'till he was gathered unto his fathers like a shock of corn fully ripe.' "Mahala lived to be the aaothsr of many children David was respected by all around him his descendants hove not been remarkable for any very particular virtues, if we except afmt ries and long sterie."