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cadence with a remarkable precision, and they were in extacy with 

 the inimitable grace of her movements. Courame joined to the 

 polish that education had given her, that native grace and elegance 

 which she inherited from the country that gave her birth. 



The Indians afterwards acted several pantomimes, a species of 

 amusement much in use amongst the Galibis. At the conclusion of 

 the fete, the Indians sang after the manner of their country, which 

 much gratified the curiosity of the colonists. The music of the No- 

 ragues is sad and melancholy, like that of all the Galibis ; but its 

 notes are very expressive when they paint the anguish of grief and 

 distress. A young Indian girl sang, in a soft mournful strain, a 

 hymn, which expressed the regrets of a mother whose child had been 

 overwhelmed by the rising of the tide, at the mouth of the Approuague, 

 a calamity of not uncommon occurrence. But Courame could not 

 hear such regrets without shedding a torrent of tears. She imagined 

 that her own mother wept for her, and this idea plunged her into a 

 sadness which prevented her from taking any part in what was passing 

 around her. However the youth, the grace, the attractions of Cou- 

 rame had made a great impression on the Indians ; for who could see 

 her without admiring her ? She was beautiful as a Grecian statue. 



The joy of the Indians was excessive when they thus accidentally 

 found one of their tribe, who had been separated from them by civili- 

 zation, and they wished to restore her to their country. Courame 

 talked to them incessantly in the sweet and persuasive Galibis lan- 

 guage, which is comprehensive enough to express the most important 

 things in common life. She gave them to understand, by every means 

 in her power, the ardent desire she had to return to the place of her 

 birth. The feelings of savages are very strong and ardent, however 

 exercised, whether in love or revenge. Scarcely had they seen their 

 young countrywoman ere they entertained a great affection for her. 

 And, meditating flight from Cayenne, she mingled with the Norague 

 women, who surrounded her, and seemed as if they wished to carry 

 her away with them. They understood each other in a moment ; 

 signs and looks expressed what words could not, and Courame lis- 

 tened to all their communications with growing agitation. She was 

 more than ever determined upon the project of quitting the town, and 

 returning to her tribe ; and drawing the Indians aside, questioned them 

 closely on its practicability. 



Meanwhile the night advanced, the Baron had provided sleeping 

 accommodation in the great hall of the old mansion of the Jesuits, in 

 order that the Indians might repose themselves. During which time 



