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they took them prifoners, though they were not 

 at war, and relblved to burn thena, that they 

 might not give any account of them. One of 

 the Foxes y or Ott tag amis was happy enough ta 

 cfcape from the (lake he was faftened to, and be- 

 ing purfued by his tormentors, he leaped into a 

 lake, and eluded their refearches, by fwimming 

 under water. He remained hidden in the rulhes,, 

 only putting out his head from time to time ta 

 take breath. He had the firmnefs to remain in 

 that pofture while his comrades were broiling. 

 In the night time he efcaped the watchfulneis of 

 the Illinois^ who thought he was either drowned 

 or eaten by the armcifijh *. As he was naked 

 and without arms, he was obliged, in order to 

 fubfift upon the road, to eat grafs like a bead. 

 Being returned to his nation, b« told them what 

 had happened to him with the IHimis^ and the 

 unhappy fate which they had m^ his fellow- 

 travellers undergo. Their relations immediately 

 began to grieve for them after their manner. The 

 chief of the nation called an aiTembly together, 

 for they undertake nothing without a council ; the 



refult 



* The armed fifli in Louifiana is exceedingly voracio»s. 

 His teeth cut the iron of the fifn hooks in pieces. 



