LOUISIANA. 6i 



^^ {en{e, though the governor of this ftation has 

 " loft: his ; they are brave ; they have goods 

 *' in fufficient quantity to make all the other na* 

 ^' tions ad againft us. If you had a mind to at- 

 *' tack only the red men, I fhould fleep with 

 " more fecurity 5 I am no more young * -, an 

 " old woman's life is a trifle, but thine is dear 

 " to me. If your old men have thought it as 

 " eafy a matter to furprife the French as the red 

 " men, they are grofsly miftaken ♦, the French 

 " have refources which we have not, thou know- 

 " eft: they have the fpeaking fuhjiance (i. e. pa* 

 " per)." 



Her fon told her, that flie had nothing to fear 

 with regard to the meafures which had been ta- 

 ken. After telling her all that I have juft now 

 informed you of, he told her that the bundle of 

 rods was in the temple, upon the flat piece of 

 wood (or the table). 



When the princefs was fufticiently informed 

 of every particular, flie pretended to approve 

 of the proceedings •, and, leaving her fon entire- 

 ly eafy, fhe only meditated on the means of ren- 

 dering this barbarous defign abortive •, fhe had 

 but little time left, for the day fixed for the 

 maifacre was near at hand. 



This 



Her lover was already dead fome time. 



