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fpeaker remained Handing, and the other am- 

 bafladors fat down near the prefent which they 

 had brought, and which confifted of roe-buck 

 ^nd doe Jfkins, and, in fome other furs, all dref- 

 fed white, as a fign of peace. 



The fpeaker or chancellor was drefled in a 

 robe of feveral marten-fkins fewed together •, it 

 was fafrened to his right ihoulder, and pafTed 

 under his left arm ; he wrapped himfelf up in 

 this robe, and began his fpeech with a majeftic 

 air, addrefiing himfelf to the governor : " My 

 " heart laughs for joy on feeing myfelf before 

 " thee ; we have all of us heard the word of 

 ** peace v/hich thou haft fent us : the hearts of 

 •* our whole nation laugh for joy on that occa- 

 *>fion-, the women, forgetting that inftant all 

 " that paflfed, have danced ; and the children 

 *' have leapt like young roe-bucks. Thy words 

 *' ihali never be forgotten, and our defcendants 

 *' will remember it as long as the ancient 

 " WORD * fhall laft : as the war has made us poor, 

 " we have been obliged to make a general hunt 

 " or chace, in order to bring thee fome furs : 

 <« but we were afraid of going to any great di- 

 ^' ftance, left the other nations ihould not yet 

 " have heard thy word •, nor are we come hither 

 ^' but trembling all the way, till we faw thy face. 



" How 



■' Thus they call tradiiions. 



