The history of King Philip's War

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a War with the EngliJJi. Defiring him to give her his ad-
vice in the cafe, and to tell her the Truth whether the
Umpame 11 Men (as Philip had told her) were gathering a
great Army to invade Philips Country. He affured her
he would tell her the Truth, and give her his beft advice.
Then he told her twas but a few days lince he came from
Plymouth, and the EngliJJi were then making no Prepara-
tions for War; That he was in Company with the Prin-
cipal Gentlemen of the Government, who had no Dif-
courfe at all about War; and he believ'd no tho'ts about
it. 18 He ask'd her whether fhe tho't he would have
brought up his Goods to Settle in that Place, if he ap-
prehended an entering into War with fo near a Neigh-
bour. She feem'd to be fome-what convin'd by his talk,
and faid fhe believ'd he fpoke the Truth.
Then fhe called for the Mount-hope Men: Who made a
formidable appearance, with their Faces Painted, and their
Hair Trim'd up in Comb-fafhion, with their Powder-
written, nearly reprefents the Indian, is called ftill by the natives of Majfapee."
it is unqueftionably derived from moot, [2 Mafs. Hijl. Coll. iii : 175.]
"black" (or dark-colored), and ontup, 18 This was true. The authorities
"head"; moo-ontop, "black head"; — were very flow to believe in the danger
as ivompont-up (ufed by Eliot, with the of an Indian uprifing, even after they
participial affix, as in Levit. xix. 32), had been warned by friendly Indians,
for "white head," " hoary head." One and were witnefs to fome of Philip's
may readily fuppofe that, when this fufpicious movements. The Governor
beautiful fummit was thickly wooded, ordered a military watch to be kept up
this name would be a natural one among in every town, but took no other notice
the Indians for it. of the conduct of the Indians, hoping
17 " Umpame, written Apaum in the that the ftorm would blow over, as it
Colony Records, is the name of Plym- had feveral times done before, [Goz>outh
in Church's Hiftory; and fo it ernors of Netv Plymouth, 182.]