26o An Hijîorîcal Journal of 



weighty Affair of State. They had no fooner re-entered their 

 Gabinsy but inilantly there came forth Men, Women, and Chil- 

 dren, aîmoft quite naked, though the Weather was exceffive cold. 

 Th-ey entered dire6lly into all the Cabins, then they went rav- 

 ing about on every Side, without knowing whither they went, 

 or what they would have: One would have taken them for 

 People drunk, or ft ark mad. 



Many carried their mad Freaks no further and appeared no more : 

 Others were refolved to make Ufe of the Privilege of the Fefti* 

 val, during which they are reputed to be out of their Senfes, 

 and of Confequence not refponfible for what they do, and fo 

 revenge their private Quarrels. They did fo to fome Purpofe : On 

 foniè they threw whole Pails full of Water, and this Water, 

 which froze immediately, was enough to chill them with Cold 

 who were thus ufed. Others they covered with hot Afhes, or all 

 Sorts of Filth : Others took lighted Coals, or Fire-brands, and 

 threw them at the Head of the firft they met : Others broke 

 every Thing in the Cabins, falling upon thofe they bore a Grudge 

 to, and beating them unmercifully. To be freed from this 

 Perfecution, one muftguefs Dreams, which often one can form 

 no Conception of. 



The Miffionary and his Companion were often on the Point 

 of being more than WitnefTes of thefe Extravagancies : One of 

 thefe Madmen went into a Cabin, where he had feen them 

 take Shelter at the firft. Happy for them, they were juft gone 

 out ; for there was great Reafon to think this furious Fellow in- 

 tended them fome Harm. Being difappointed by their Flight, 

 he cried out, that they muft guefs his Dream, and fatisfy it 

 immediately : As they v/ere too long about it, he faid, / 

 imuji kill ^Frenchman : Immediately the Mailer of the Cabin 

 threw him a French Qo-àt, to which this Madman gave feveral 

 Stabs. 



Then he that had thrown the Coat, growing furious in his 

 Turn, faid he would revenge the Frenchma?t^ and burn the whole 

 Village to the Ground. He began in Faél by fetting Fire to 

 his own Cabin, where the Scene was iirll a6led; and when all 

 the rail were gone out, he fhut himfelf up in it. The Fire, 

 which he had lighted in feveral Places, did not yet appear on the, 

 Putfide, when one of the Miillonaries came to the Door : He was 

 told v/h at had happened, and v/as afraid that his Hoil could not 

 get out, tho' he might be willing : He broke open the Door, 

 laid hold of the Savage, turned him out, put out the Fire, and 

 iliut himfelf up in the Cabin. His HoU neverthelefs ran 

 through the Village, crying out that he would burn it : They 

 Anew a Dog to him, in Hopes that he would glut his Fury 

 pn that Animal ; he faid it was not enough to repair the 



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