Not a shot was fired, nor was any fired all the time he continued to go out and bring back water.
"Praise God!" cried old Mrs.Demdike.

"It is a sign.

They have relented." This was the opinion of many of the women.
About two o'clock, after we had eaten and felt better, a white man appeared, carrying a white flag.

Will Hamilton went out and talked to him, came back and talked with father and the rest of our men, and then went out to the stranger again.

Farther back we could see a man standing and looking on, whom we recognized as Lee.
With us all was excitement.