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merchant in Philadelphia, on the occasion 

 of selling his beaver-skins. It happening 

 to be on a Sunday, when they had con- 

 versed some time about the price, the bell 

 rang to give notice of divine service. The 

 merchant told the Indian that he must go 

 to church. The Indian asked, " What is 

 that ?" The merchant said, " That large 

 house/' " What," continued the Indian, 

 " do you go there for r" The merchant 

 told him, " To learn good things/' The 

 Indian asked him how long he had 

 gone there. He replied, " Many years." 

 " Then," said the Indian, " you must have 

 learned many good things in all that time." 

 They parted : and the Indian called on the 

 merchant in the evening, by agreement, to 

 barter for the skins. The merchant, in 

 the fore part of the day, had offered the 

 Indian four shillings a piece for his beaver- 

 skins : but now he would give him only 

 three shillings and sixpence. <c Oh! Oh!" 

 says the Indian, " I see what you go to 

 thajt great house for : it is to learn to cheat 

 us poor Indians out of our beaver- skins/' 



