MYDEARCOLVIN，-WehavehadquiteaninterestingmonthandmostlyinconsiderationofthatroadwhichIthinkItoldyouwasabouttobemade。Itwasmadewithoutahitch，thoughI
confessIwasconsiderablysurprised。Whentheygotthrough，Iwroteaspeechtothem，sentitdowntoaMissionarytobetranslated，andinvitedthelottoafeast。Ithoughtagooddealofthisfeast。Theoccasionwasreallyinteresting。I
wantedtopitchitinhot。AndIwishedtohaveasmanyinfluentialwitnessespresentaspossible。Well，asitdrewtowardsthedayIhadnothingbutrefusals。Everybodysupposeditwastobeapoliticaloccasion，thatIhadmadeahiveofrebelsuphere，andwasgoingtopushfornewhostilities。
TheAmanuensishasbeenill，andaftertheabovetrialpeteredout。Imustreturntomyown，loneWaverley。Thecaptainrefused，tellingmewhy；andatlastIhadtobeatupforpeoplealmostwithprayers。However，Igotagoodlot，asyouwillseebytheaccompanyingnewspaperreport。Theroadcontainedthisinscription，drawnupbythechiefsthemselves:
’THEROADOFGRATITUDE。’