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furprif^d to fee him obtain the crofs before him- 

 felf. The new chevalier told him, that, with 

 proteflions, one eould get at every thing. The 

 officer, who knew nothing of the Other's 

 views, goes immediately to M. d'Jrgenfon^ and 

 reprefents to him the injuflice done to him, by 

 giving the order of St. Louis to his junior offi- 

 cer. The miniller denies it, and fends for the 

 lift of promotions, in v/hich the officer is not 

 comprifed : accordingly he is taken up, and 

 brought before the tribunal of the Marfhals of 

 France. A court was held at the hofpital of 

 invalids, wherein Marllial BeUe-iJle prefided. 

 The falfe chevalier was fenteneed to have the 

 crofs taken from him, to be degraded, and to- 

 be confined in a fortrefs during twenty years. 



The Indian women are allowed to make marks 

 all over their body, without any bad confe- 

 quences ; I have feen fome of them who had 

 marks even on their breafts, though that part 

 be extremely delicate -, but they endure it firmly, 

 like the men, in order to pleafe them, and t^ 

 appear handfomer to them. 



To return to the Manitou of the Ofages^ I 



wifhed to have this pretended relic in my pof- 



feffion, in order to adorn your coUedion of na- 



M 4 tur^al 



