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cut and donned in a manner entirely differing 

 from the mode adopted by his fellows ; pendant 

 tags of leather, each strip having a bead, and scraps 

 of dyed fur aptly mimicked the frogs and braids 

 of his more advanced brother in fashion ; nor was 

 he blind to the indispensable qualifications of the 

 fop ; his cap and mocassins were as carefully selected 

 as hat and boots elsewhere. Thus bedecked and 

 bedizened, he strutted on the scene with an air of 

 self-satisfaction and of admiration, which, while it 

 provoked a smile, incited rather melancholy reflections 

 on the likeness of man here and elsewhere. Our 

 guests were as much diverted as we could desire, 

 and night was far encroached upon ere they were 

 all disposed in slumber. 



On the 15th of January, the day being very fine 

 and clear, Captain Moore determined to go in state to 

 Woorel, to make a formal presentation of christening 

 gifts to the child baptised on the 28th of December. 

 Attended by a numerous train, his sledge tastefully 

 arranged and surmounted by the Union Jack, he 

 departed on his errand, and a short time sufficed 

 to bring the party to their destination, where 

 epaulettes were donned, and the presents displayed. 

 They consisted of a black fur dress lined with white 

 fox-skin, bracelets and necklace of beads, the latter 



