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Vind, and in a certain cadence, to announce their 

 cmbafly ; and they were drefTed out with their 

 foeft ornaments, as is always ufual arriongft them 

 on fuch occafions. The chief of the deputation 

 faid to the governor : How happy am I to find my^ 

 f elf in thy prefence 'i thou haft long been angry with 

 cur nation -, we have been informed of what thy heart 

 has told thee^ and we have heard with great joy^ 

 that it was willing to give us fine days. They 

 then fat down on the ground, leaning their faces 

 on their hands, the fpeaker without doubt to 

 recover his breath, and the others to keep filent. 

 During this interval every body was ordered not 

 to talk, nor to laugh whilfl the harangue lafted, 

 J)ecaufe they would be affronted at it. 



The ^aker, fome moments after, arofe with 

 two others ; one of them filled the pipe of the 

 calumet with tobacco, the other brought fire ; 

 the fir ft then lighted the pipe ; the fpeaker fmo- 

 ked a while, and then prefented the pipe to M- 

 de Bienville^ ,that he might do the fame ; accor- 

 dingly the governor, and all the officers that 

 .compofed his retinue, fmoked out of this calu- 

 jnet, each according to his rank : as foon as 

 this ceremony was over, the old orator took 

 back the calumet, and put it in M. de Bienville's 

 ^andsj in order to be prefer ved by him. The 



Ipeaker 



