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much as four could carry. In all, the car- 
case must have exceeded five hundred weight. 
As soon as we reached the lodge, the Bear’s 
head was adorned with all the trinkets in the 
possession of the family, (such as silver arm- 
bands and wrist-bands, and belts of wam- 
pum,) and then laid upon a scaffold, set up 
for its reception, within the lodge. Near 
the nose was placed a large quantity of to- 
bacco. 
‘* The next morning no sooner appeared, 
than preparations were made for a feast to 
the manes. The lodge was cleaned and 
swept, and the head of the Bear lifted up, 
and a new stroud blanket, which had never 
been used before, spread under it. The pipes 
were now lighted; and Wawatam blew to- 
bacco-smoke into the nostrils of the Bear, 
telling me also to do the same, and thus to 
appease the anger of the Bear, upon account 
of my having killed her. I endeavoured to 
persuade my benefactor and friendly adviser, 
that she had no longer any life, and I assured 
bim that I was under no apprehensions from 
her displeasure; but the first proposition 
obtained little credit, and the second gave 
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