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head of lier antagonist under her arm, and twist it round, 

 '.vhcn the uhl Monian fell dead. Her body was then con- 

 veyed more than forty miles by Menessino to the burial 

 pliice which we visited. The remaining grave there found 

 is that of a child who died naturally. JN'othing can surpass 

 the neatness and care with which these graves are covered 

 and defended from the attacks of wild beasts. 



Another striking characteristic of this Indian, is, that he 

 never, like others, was in tlie habit of intoxicating himself 

 at the posts with ardent spirits. Whatever he required he 

 took with him to his lakes. Anjong his other peculiar 

 whims, ^lenessino at one time insisted on having a wooden 

 boarded real house, built for him by the Hudson's Bay 

 Company, on a point of Lake Kempt, under penalty of 

 carrying his furs elsewhere; and this was actually done, 

 ail the timbers, &c. being conveyed from VVemontachingue, 

 if I remember rightly. This building we had a great 

 desire to see, but the guide pretended that he could not 

 find it while in Lake Kempt, though he said he had several 

 times been at it, and really had so. Since our return to 

 Quebec, this mystery has been cleared up by M. Vassal, of 

 the K. P. C. who arrived after us. He s-aid at once that 

 the guide munt have known the spot, and was probably 

 afraid of offending Menessino by discovering to us his 

 retreat, .'is from oiu* de>icri|>t4on we nmst have dined on, or 

 very near the pcjint where tlie house is standing, some way 

 ba<k among the trees. Here, tlien, is another proof of the 

 reverential awe which this chief ha*; spread aronml him. — 

 Why the fur traders have so long nfraine<l from securing 

 und delivering him up to justice, I know not — it may be 

 no concern of theirs', and Alenettsino i^ the best hunter of 

 9II the trihr of 'lYie de lioulev. On one occasion two 



