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profulion of fweat. When the men 

 drop their part in this frenzy, the wo- 

 men take it up, adting over again much 

 the fame kind of wild fcene, except 

 that they rather outdo the men in fhrieks 

 and noife. Our cacique, who had been 

 reclaimed from thefe abominations by 

 the Spaniards, and juft knew the exterior 

 form of croffing himfelf, pretended to be 

 much offended at thefe profane ceremo- 

 nies, and that he would have died fooner 

 than have partaken of them. Among 

 other expreffions of his difapprobation, 

 he declared, that whilft the favages folem- 

 nized thefe horrid rites, lie never failed to 

 hear ftrange and uncommon noifes in the 

 woods, and to fee frightful vifions ; and 

 affured us, that the devil was the chief 

 aftor among them upon thefe occafions. 

 It might be about the middle of 







March, that we embarked with thefe In- 

 dians. They feparated our little com- 

 pany intirely, not putting any two of us 



together 



