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when he finished his speech he still kept his position by standing. A boy got up and made his way towards the center of the groupe of Indians. Perhaps the boy was fourteen years old but small for his age. After reaching the place he had selected to stand he folded his bare arms across his breast and stood with his head on his breast for some time. Finnially he raised his head slowly. Cast his eyes over the people and said. Some of you men may think that I have no business to say any thing in this council. What mad me get up and come forward was this. I heard what my father said about our troubles. I also heard what Legugyakes said. I want to say that both of our leaders are wrong. Kind reader this boy was Captain Jack. He was a savage. A born savage but you will see what he tryed to get his father to do at that time and you will see also after he took his fathers place as chief. How he tried to get along with the white-people. The boy said in part - I am a modoc. I am not afraid to die but that is not it. We have not killed any white people yet so let us not kill any. I know they have killed some of our people but we cannot blame them