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traders appear to be poor, 1 and my party arc poor 

 likewise ; and since the goods have aoi come in, we 

 cannot have them I do not regret having Bnpplied 

 yon with provisions, for a Oopper [ndian can never 

 permit white men to suffer from want of food on his 

 lands, without flying to their aid. I trust, however, 

 that we Bhall, as ive what is due next 



autumn ; and at all events," he added, in a tune of 



d humor, " i first time that the white peo- 



ple have Peru indebted to the Copper Indians." We 



ired him the supplies should certainly be seir 

 him by the autumn, if not before. Be then cheerfully 

 I the small present we made to himself \ and, 

 although we could give a few things only to those 

 who had been must active in our service, the others 

 who, perhaps, thought then: [ually deserving, 



did not murmur at being left out in the distribution. 

 Akaitcho afterwards expn Bsed a f trong desire, thai 

 should i the character of his nation in a favor- 



able light to our countrymen. "I know," he said. 

 "you write down every occurrence in your books; but 

 probably you, have only we 



have said and done, and have omitted to mention I 



!." In the if the desultory conversation 



which ensued, he said, that he had been always I 



by us. to consider the traders in the same Ughl 



ourselves ; and that for. his part, he looked upon both 



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