his giving away something of little
value to himself, and getting something he wanted in return.

Before the English came, the woods were full of game and the streams
were full of fish. Now Philip noticed that the game was going from the
woods and the fish from the rivers. He felt that the Indians were
becoming poorer and the English were getting richer.

Only the poorer lands were owned by the Indians now. All the best were
in the hands of the white men.

Philip was also tired of the airs of superiority assumed by the whites.
They looked upon the Indians as fit only for servants and slaves. He
thought that his people were as good as the whites. He felt that the
bonds of love and sympathy between the two races had been broken.

In spite of his many complaints and requests, the English had failed to
punish unprincipled white men who had done wrong to the Indians.

Finally, those Indians who had been converted to Christianity had left
their old tribes and their former modes of life. This had weakened the
power of the Indians, and Philip began to think that the English were
Christianizing the Indians simply for the purpose of getting control of
their lands.

Philip felt that the question was too deep a one for him to solve. He
called the sachems of the Wampanoags together, and talked the matter
over with them. Several meetings were held, and every member expressed
himself on the subject very freely.

The question then arose, what should they do? It very soon became
evident that two opposite opinions were held.

It was not the custom of the Indians to vote on any questions that were
discussed at their meetings. They talked the matter over and then
adopted the plan that most of them thought was best. But at this time
they were unable to decide what to do in order to get back that which
they had lost, and how to prevent losing any more. And so they kept on
talking over plans.

Fifty-five years of peace and friendship with the English had resulted
in giving the white men all the land of any value, while the Wampanoags
were decreasing in numbers and each year were finding it more and more
difficult to live.

The young warriors urged immediate action. They wanted war, and wanted
it then, and desired to keep it up until the English should be driven
out of the country.

Philip was opposed to this. He knew how strong the English were, and
that it would be impossible to drive them out. He saw that the time had
gone by