"Tell them also, Jeffrey, that I am pleased to see their wives and little children they have with them here, and glad also to show them my family, who are now nearly all around me. Tell them, Jeffrey, that _this_ is the Queen; _this lady_ is my sister; _these_ are two of my sons, with their wives; and _these little lads_ [the _Count de Paris_ and the _Duc de Brabant_] are my grandsons; _this one_, if he lives, will be King of the Belgians, and _that one_ King of the French." [Illustration: N^o. 15.] The King then took from his pocket two large gold medals with his own portrait in relief on one side of them, and told me he wished to present them to the two chiefs with his own hand, and wished Jeffrey to explain to them, that after presenting them in that way, he wished them to hand them back to him that he might have a proper inscription engraved on them, when he would return them, and silver medals of equal size to each of the others, with their names engraved upon them. After the medals were thus presented and returned, the War-chief took out from under his robe the beautiful pipe which he had prepared, and advancing towards the King, and holding it with both hands, bent forward and laid it down at his Majesty's feet as a present. Having done so he reached down, and taking it up, placed it in his Majesty's hand (Plate No. 15), and then, assuming his proud attitude of the orator, addressed their Majesties in these words:-- "Great Father and Great Mother,--the Great Spirit, to whom we have a long time prayed for an interview with you, kindly listens to our words to-day and hears what we say. Great Father, you have made to us to-day rich presents, and I rise to return thanks to you for the chief and his warriors and braves who are present; but, before all, it is necessary that we should thank the Great Spirit who has inspired your heart and your hand thus to honour us this day. "Great Father, we shall bear these presents to our country and instruct our children to pronounce the name of him who gave them. "Great Father, when the Indians have anything to say to a great chief, they are in the habit of making some present before they begin. My chief has ordered me to place in your hands this pipe and these strings of wampum as a testimony of the pleasure we have felt in being admitted this day into the presence of your Majesty. "My Great Father and my Great Mother, you see us this day as we are seen in our country with our red skins and our coarse clothes. This day for _you_ is like all other days; for _us_ it is a great day--so great a day that our eyes are blinded with the lustre of it.