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thought, that the protedor's abfencc had annul* 

 led the reprieve granted to the prott6led perr 

 fon i and accordingly he caufed him to be ar-r 

 refted. As fopn as the poor fellow found hini' 

 felf ip the hut of the grand chief of war, together 

 \yith the other vi6tims deftined to be facrificed. 

 to the Stung Serpent^ he gave vent to the excefs 

 of his grief. The favourite wife of the late Sun, 

 ^ho was likewife to be facrificed, and who faw 

 the preparations for her death with firmnefs, 

 and feemed impatient to rejoin her hufband, 

 hearing Ettea5icars complaints and groans, faid 

 to him, Art thou no warrior ? He anfwered. 

 Yes, 1 am one. However, faid fhe, thou cry- 

 eft, life is dear to thee ; and as that is the cafe, 

 it is not good that thou Ihouldil go along with 

 us, go With the women. Ettea^eal replied. 

 True, life is dear to me ; it would be well if I 

 walked yet on earth till to the death of the great 

 Sun, and I would die with him. Go thy way, 

 faid the favourite, it is not fit thou fliouldft go 

 with us, and that thy heart fhould remain be- 

 hind on earth ; once more get away, and let me 

 fee thee no more. 



Et teamed did not ftay to have this order re- 

 peated to him ', he difappeared like lightning : 

 three old women, two of which were his rela- 

 tions, offered to pay his debt j their age and 



their 



