The garden of Canada : Burlington, Oakville and district . r frequently came and grazed in the pasture fieldwith the cattle. Wolves were very troublesome, and the settlers hadmany narrow escapes. The Indians were quite numerous. One inci-dent I remember my father telling was, in winter a party of Indiansflequently came into the log house in the night, when the family wereall in bed, to warm themselves by the old-fashioned fire-place. Oneevening they came as usual, but part of them were the worse of the night they demanded liquor of my father, and becausehe had none one of the pa
The garden of Canada : Burlington, Oakville and district . r frequently came and grazed in the pasture fieldwith the cattle. Wolves were very troublesome, and the settlers hadmany narrow escapes. The Indians were quite numerous. One inci-dent I remember my father telling was, in winter a party of Indiansflequently came into the log house in the night, when the family wereall in bed, to warm themselves by the old-fashioned fire-place. Oneevening they came as usual, but part of them were the worse of the night they demanded liquor of my father, and becausehe had none one of the party became angry, drew a long knife, andwas going to take his life. Fortunately the others interfered andtook the knife away from him. Chief Brant was a frequent visitor. The table at which he dineda few dajs previous to his sailing for England is still in use in thehomestead. On leaving, he invited my father to go home with himaand see his outfit previous to his visit to the king. David Sinclair. -58- 1 i3 ??.?^.jS|s 4 ^>^y/^l^H^^^^^BH ^fl w fl.
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