154 TRAVELS through 



Reprefent to yourfelf the ridiculous fight 

 which the fingular order of this proceflion mult 

 offer to the eye, as they arrived before the houfe 

 of M. de Boijbriant the King's lieutenant;^ 

 marching in cadence, and with the great calu- 

 met of peace dilplaycd according to cuftom. 



The firil Frenchman who faw this mafquerade 

 arrive, ran laughing to give M. de Boijhriant 

 intelligence of it \ this officer, who is as pious 

 as he is brave, was overcome with grief at the 

 fight of the Indians, and knew not what to 

 think of the event ; he feared they had deflroy- 

 ed fome French fettlement *, but when he faw 

 them near by, his fadnefs vanifhed, and he had 

 much to do to keep himfelf from laughing with 

 the reft. 



The JV//^«m told him, that the Spaniards 

 intended to have deftroyed them i that they 

 brought him all thefe things, as being of no 

 ufe to them, and that, if he would, he might 

 give them fuch goods in return as were more to 

 their liking. Accordingly he gave them fome 

 goods, and fent the ornaments to M- de Bienville^ 

 v/ho was then governor-general of the provhicp 

 pf Louijiana. 



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