THE FIRST VOLUME. XV 



CHAPTER XIX. continued. 



between the Western and Eastern Indians Between Montagnais, 

 Ojib ways and Crees Handsome. Montagnais Women Habits of 

 the Nasquapees Their Fish-hooks A Visit to Otelne's Lodge 

 Curiosity of the Indians Interior of his Lodge Seal Oil A 

 Brush Fishery The Herring Fishery in the Gulf Habits and 

 prodigious Numbers of the Hen-ing Mode of Catching this Fish 

 Importance of the Herring Killing a Loon Squaws preparing for 

 Sunday Pere Arnaud's Night Journey to the Moisie Reflec- 

 tions . . . . . . . PAGE 318 



CHAPTER XX. 



SEVEN ISLANDS. 



The Chapel Mass The Appearance of the Indians The Dress of 

 the Women Domenique in Chapel Otelne and Arkaske in 

 Chapel The Comparison Past and Present Condition of the 

 Montagnais and Nasquapees Heathen Condition Prevailing 

 Names of Children Mr. Anderson's Journal The Procession 

 The Cross Effect on the Indians A Dinner Party Nasquapee 

 Manners The Nasquapee and the Sugar Montagnais Mass 

 The Graveyard at Seven Islands An Old French Canadian Half- 

 breed His Description of the Nasquapees Nasquapee Squaw 

 buying a Winding-sheet Appe-mus-kis' Wives Their apparent 

 Insensibility The Squaw's Grief Snow-shoes A Lover's 

 Present Indian Attempt at Gymnastics Physical Weakness of 

 the Indians The Nasquapee and the Compass Louis' Opinion 

 A Montagnais Marriage Inconstancy A Wedding Feast Seal, 

 Loon, and Porciipine Explanations A Montagnais Girl's Reason 

 for not marrying her Lover New Arrangements Bound for 

 Mingan Pere Arnaud's Departure The Departure of the Indians 

 Seven Islands deserted The Gulf of St. Lawrence . 334 



