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us a dram, in order to open our hearts. 

 He then came roundly to the point, afk- 

 ing us if we had faved no watches or 

 rings. Captain Cheap declared he had 

 nothing, never fufpe&ing that the In- 

 dian had feen his watch, having, as he 

 thought, always taken great care to con- 

 ceal it from him ; but knowing that 

 Campbel had a filver watch, which had 

 been the property of cur furgeon, he 

 defired him to make it a prefent to the 

 jefuit, telling him, at the fame time, that 

 as thefe people had great power and 

 authority, it might be of fervice to us 

 hereafter. This Campbel very unwil- 

 lingly did, and received from the father, 

 not long after, a pitiful prefent, not a 

 quarter part of the value of the rim of the 

 watch. We underflood afterwards, that 

 this had come to the governor's ears, who 

 was highly offended at it, as thinking 

 that if any thing of that fort had been 

 to be had, it was his due ; and did not 



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