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whether Ihe was ill j and fhe anfwered aloud, 

 " Yes I am ^" and added, with a lower voice, 

 *' if the Frenchmen go out of this hut, my huf- 

 *' band dies, and all the Natches will die with 

 *' him ; flay then, brave Frenchmen, becaufe 

 *' your words are as powerful as arrows •, be- 

 *' fides, who could have ventured to do what 

 ^' you have done ? But you are his true friends 

 " and thofe of his brother." Their la*vs obliged 

 the great Sun's wife to follow her hufband in the 

 grave : this was doubtlefs the caufe of her fears; 

 and likewife the gratitude towards the French, 

 who interefted themfelves in behalf of his life, 

 prompted her to fpeak in the above-mentioned 

 manner. 



The great Sun gave his hand to the ofHcers, 

 and faid to them : '^ My friends, my heart is io 

 *' overpowered with grief, that, though my 

 " eyes were open, I have not taken notice that 

 *' you have been flanding all this while, nor 

 " have I afked you to fit down j but pardon the 

 " excefs of my afflidion." 



The Frenchmen told him, that he had no 

 need of excufes ; that they were going to leave 

 him alone, but that they would ceafe to be his 

 friends unlefs he gave orders to light the fires 



again 



