another use."

"Most willingly," replied Bernard; "our enmity will scarcely cool by
delay. And mark me, young man, Alfred Bernard will never rest until he
avenges the triumph of your sword this morning, or the foul blot which
you have placed upon his name. But let that pass now. Can this
creature's statement be relied on?"

"She is as true as Heaven," whispered Hansford. "Come on, for we have
indeed but little time to lose; at another time I will afford you ample
opportunity to redeem your honour or to avenge yourself. You will not
find my blood cooler by delay." And so the three walked on rapidly
towards the house, the two young men side by side, after having sworn
eternal hostility to one another, but yet willing to forget their
private feud in the more important duties before them.

The reader of the history of this interesting period, will remember
that there were, at this time, many causes of discontent prevailing
among the Indians of Virginia. As has been before remarked, the murder
of a herdsman, Robert Hen by name, and other incidents of a similar
character, were so terribly avenged by the incensed colonists, not only
upon the guilty, but upon friendly tribes, that the discontent of the
Indians was wide spread and nearly universal. Nor did it cease until the
final suppression of the Indian power by Nathaniel Bacon, at the battle
of Bloody Run. This, however, was but the immediate cause of
hostilities, for which there had already been, in the opinion of the
Indians, sufficient provocation. Many obnoxious laws had been passed by
the Assembly, in regard to the savages, that were so galling to their
independence, that the seeds of discord and enmity were already widely
sown. Among these were the laws prohibiting the trade in guns and
ammunition with the Indians; requiring the warriors of the peaceful
tribes to wear badges in order that they might be recognized;
restricting them in their trade to particular marts; and, above all,
providing that the _Werowance_, or chief of a tribe, should hold his
position by the appointment of the Governor, and not by the choice of
his braves. This last provision, which struck at the very independence
of the tribes, was so offensive, that peaceable relations with the
Indians could not long be maintained. Add to this the fact, which for
its inhumanity is scarcely credible, that the English at Monados, now
the island of New York, had, with a view of controlling the monopoly of
the