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been in want is evident, as fhe had a {mall ftock 1772. 
of provifions by her when fhe was difcovered ; 
and was in good health and condition, and I 
think one of the fineft women, of a real In- 
dian, that I have feen in any part of North 
America. 
The methods practifed by this poor creature to 
procure a livelihood were truly admirable, and 
are great proofs that neceflity is the real mother 
of invention. When the few deer-finews that 
fhe had an opportunity of taking with her were 
all expended in making fnares, and fewing her 
clothing, fhe had nothing to fupply their place 
but the finews of the rabbits legs and feet; thefe 
fhe twifted together for that purpofe with great 
dexterity and fuccefs. The rabbits, &’c. which 
fhe caught in thofe fnares, not only furnifhed her 
with a comfortable fubfiftence, but cf the fkins 
fhe made a {uit of neat and warm clothing for 
the Winter. It is fcarcely poflible to conceive 
that a perfon in her forlorn fituation could be fo 
compofed as to be capable of contriving or exe- 
cuting any thing that was not abfolutely necef- 
fary to her exiftence; but there were fufficient 
proofs that fhe had extended her care much far- 
ther, as all her clothing, befide being calculated 
for real fervice, fhewed great tafte, and exhibit- 
ed no little variety of ornament. The materials, 
though rude, were very curioufly wrought, and 
fo judicioufly placed, as to make the whole of 
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