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since we had already offered him all the rum we 

 had, and every article of goods we could spare 

 from our own equipment, his obstinacy was a 

 little shaken, and he made some concessions, but 

 deferred giving a final answer, until the arrival 

 of Humpy, his elder brother. The young men, 

 however, did not choose to wait so long, and at 

 night came for the rum, which we judged to be a 

 considerable step towards a reconciliation. 



St. Germain, the most intelhgent of our two 

 interpreters, and the one who had most influence 

 with the Indians, being informed that their de- 

 lection was, in a great measure, attributed to the 

 unguarded conversations he had held with them, 

 and which he had in part acknowledged, exerted 

 himself much, on the foUowing day, in bringing 

 about a change in their sentiments, and with 

 some s,u:cess. The young men, though they de- 

 chned hunting, conducted themselves with the 

 rr.rt •^'^^"' and freedom as formerly. 

 Akai cho bemg, as he said, ashamed to shew him- 

 selU^ept close in his tent all day. 

 mni.T'f '^' '"' ^^ '^^ ^°"^en whoaccom. 

 Pro ilr ^''^f ^^b^^^a, was sent down to Fort 

 Prudence under charge of the old chief, who 

 Zel T ''' ^^^ -^^-- for his eyes. 



htSr r ' ''°^^^"^^' ^^^ <^ther two women, 

 h^^^ng fa^i,,3, p,^^^^^^ accompanying the In- 



