5^ TRAVELS through 



to the village of the Apple, under fame pre- 

 tence or other, without raifing any fufpicion that 

 they went thither in purfuance of fomc order ; 

 this was executed as required. The feducing 

 genius of the Sun of the Apple attradled them 

 all, and they all promifed to enter into the con- 

 fpiracy. A council of Suns and old men was 

 immediately formed j the proje6l was propofed 

 there again, and carried unanimoufly -, the old 

 men were appointed ambafladors to the other 

 nations •, they had warriors to accompany them, 

 ^nd it was forbidden under pain of death to 

 fpeak of this to any perfon. They fet out im- 

 mediately all at once, and unknown to the 

 French. 



Notwithflanding the profound fecret that w^s 

 kept among theNatches, the common people was 

 nneafyat the councils of Suns and noble old men 

 that had been held •, it is not uncommon in every 

 country in the world, to fee fubjedls endeavour 

 to penetrate the fecrets of the court. However, 

 the curiofity of the people could not be fatis- 

 lied ; none but the female Suns (or princefles) 

 had a right in this nation to enquire why they 

 kept their proceedings fecret from them. The 

 young wife of the great Sun was but eighteen 

 years old, and cared very little about it ; only 

 the female Sun called the Sttmg Arm^ mother 



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