Potowatomie Indians.
Allen Miller later married one of my wives. They informed me that
we could get everything we needed fifty miles from there, near
Grand River. We unloaded seventeen wagons and selected such
articles as we could spare. I was appointed Commissary, to do the
purchasing for the companies. This was in April, 1846.

We started with the seventeen wagons, and drove to Miller's and
made that place headquarters, as he had provisions in abundance.
The grass was like a meadow. I had some horses and harness to
exchange for oxen and cows. When we had turned out our stock for
the day at Miller's Mr. Clancy invited me home with him.

On entering his house I found his partner, Patrick Dorsey, an
Irishman, sick. Mr. Dorsey had been tormented with a pain in his
eyes, insomuch that he had rested neither day nor night, and was
losing his sight. I asked him if he was a Catholic. He answered
that he was. I knew their faith, as I was raised a Catholic and
once believed in their doctrines. I asked him if he wished me to
pray for him. He inquired if I was a minister, to which I replied
that I was.

"Do pray with me, for I am in great distress," he then said.

With that I laid my hands upon his head, and asked the Father, in
the name of the Son, and by virtue of the holy Priesthood in me
vested, to stay his sufferings and heal him. The pain left him
instantly. He took his hat and walked with me to Miller's house.
They were astonished to see him without pain, and asked him what
I had done for him. He answered:

"I was in distress; a stranger laid hands upon my head and prayed
and made me whole; but who he is, or whence he came, I know not.
But this I know, that I was almost blind, and now I see; I was
sick, but am well."

This occurrence created an excitement in the settlement, and
nothing would do but I must preach the next evening.

During the day I made several trades. Evening came, and I
preached at my friend Miller's. When I had closed my sermon they
made me up a purse of five dollars, and offered to load one of
our wagons with provisions.

We remained about a week and did finely in trading. On Sunday a
large attendance, for a new country, turned out to hear me
preach. I was weary and did not feel like preaching. However, I
talked about an hour and a half. At the close of the service they
made up ten dollars for me, and Mr. Scott, a wealthy farmer, said
that if I would drive my wagons to his establishment he wo