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. The pretended refurrection of my tyger-cat, 

 however, gave me great reputation among the 

 quacks or jugglers of this country, and even 

 among thofe of Spanifh Florida^ whofe natural 

 curiofity led them to pay me a vifit •, they join- 

 ed the Allibamons doctors, and begged me . to 

 perform the fame piece of legerdemain which I 

 had done on my voyagej I told them, I was 

 forry that I could not fatisfy their curiofity, be- 

 caufe I had ftruck the poll * j however, that I 

 might not fend them away difcontented, I told 

 them, that their prefence was very agreeable to 

 me, that the Grand Chief oi the French and the 

 father of the Indians was contented with their 

 nation, and with them in particular \ that the 

 doctors having more knowledge than the others, 

 both in the art of curing the fick, and in their 

 zeal towards infpiring their countrymen with fi- 

 delity and friendHiip for the French, it was on 

 that confideration I come on purpofe to bring 

 them a prefent, which was the word of their 

 father, and that M. Auhert had orders from the 

 governor to divide it among them. 



I further told them, that as I was glad to get 

 acquainted with them, and to converfe with 



them, 



* The Indian manner of fvvearing Isto ftrike againft a poi^ 

 with a club, 



