I have done my best to keep my young men quiet, but some will not listen and since the fighting began, I have not been able to keep them at home.
More Quotes from Black Kettle:
We want to take good tidings home to our people, that they may sleep in peace.Black Kettle
The Cheyennes do not fight at all this side of the Arkansas, but north some young warriors were fired upon and then the fight began.
Black Kettle
I once thought that I was the only man that persevered to be the friend of the white man, but since they have come and cleaned out our lodges, horses, and everything else, it is hard for to believe the white man any more.
Black Kettle
These people that are with us are glad to think that we can have peace once more, and can sleep soundly, and that we can live.
Black Kettle
I have not come here with a little wolf bark, but have come to talk plain with you.
Black Kettle
All we ask is that we have peace with the whites. We want to hold you by the hand. You are our father.
Black Kettle
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