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fide of the great falt-water lake, in the old 

 world that fwarms with inhabitants is the bro- 

 ther • of the father of the red men, i. e. of 

 the king of France^ and accordingly, I mufl 

 fay, I difapprove very much of thy bold 

 defign. I fairly declare to thee, that if thou 

 perfifleft in it, thou canft do no better than 

 to begin with breaking my head. The Ca- 

 cique anfwered, " Thy blood is as dear to me 

 " as my own ; befides, the French have never done 

 " me any harm, and 1 am ready to give my 

 " life for them ; thou canft afTure our father of 

 *'.that. Oh that I had the fpeaking fubflance 

 " which rhou hafl, to let him know my words, 

 *' but no, 1 rather wifh I had a hundred mouths 

 " which he might hear f. " 



After this proteftation of friendfhip he gave 

 me his Calumet^ and when I had fmoked a little 

 I returned it to him, as having made peace for 

 xh^ Spaniards ^hw whom he pretended to have been 

 ill-ufed ; and as a ratification I gave him a bot- 

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* The Indiafls call their allies brothers. 



f Some time after the author's departure, the Indians of 



thefe parts maffacred feveral Engliihmen, that were come 



within two leag»ues of fort Toulou/c, where M, de Grand-Mai^ 



/en then commanded, who is now Major of the troops at 



Neuo Orlians^ 



