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Affront lie had received by the killing of a Frenchman in his 

 Cabin : They threw him a fécond Dog, he cut it in Pieces, and 

 inftantly all his Fury was over. 



This Man had a Brother, who would alfo play his Part : He 

 dreffed himfelf up, nearly as Painters reprefent the Satyrs^ cover- 

 ing himfelf from Head to Foot with the Leaves of Maiz : He 

 equipped two Women like real Megaras^ their Faces blacked, 

 their Hair difhevelled, a Wolf Skin over their Bodies, and 

 a Club in their Hands. Thus attended, he goes into all the 

 Cabins, yelling and howling with all his Strength : He climbs 

 upon the Roof, and plays as many Tricks there as the moil 

 fkilful Rope-Dancer could perform ; then he made mofl terrible 

 Outcries, as if he had got fome great Hurt ; then he came, 

 down, and marched on gravely, preceded by his two Bacchantes^ 

 who growing furious in their Turn, overfet with their Clubs 

 every Thing they met In their Way. They were no fooner 

 out of this Frenzy, or tired with aching their Parts, than 

 another Woman took their Place, entered the Cabin, in which 

 were the two Jefuits^ and armed with a Blunderbuf^, which fhe 

 had juft before got by having her Dream gueiTed, fiie fung the 

 War-Song, making a thoufand Imprecations on herfelf if Ihe 

 4id not bring home fome Priioners. 



A W arrior followed clofe after this Ajnazon, with a Bow and 

 Arrows in one Hand, and a Bayonet in the other. After he 

 had made himfelf hoarfe v/ith bawling, he threw himfelf all at 

 once on a Woman, who was Handing quietly by, not expeding 

 it, and lifting up his Bayonet to her Throat, took her by the 

 Hair, cut off a Handful, and went away. Then a Juggler ap- 

 peared, holding a Stick in his Hand adorned with Feathers, by 

 Means of which he boafted that he could reveal the moil fecreg 

 Things. A Savage accompanied him, carrying a VefTel full 

 of I know not what Liquor, which from Time to Time he gave 

 him to drink : The Juggler had no fooner taken it in his Mouth,^ 

 than he fpit it out again, blov>^ing- upon his Hands, and on 

 his Stick, and at every Time he explained all the Enigmas that, 

 were propofed to him. 



Two Women came afterwards, and gave to underftand that 

 they had fome Defires : One direâ;ly fpread a Mat on the 

 Ground : They gueffed that fhe defired fome Fiih, which was 

 given her. The other had a Hoe in her Hand, and they judged 

 that fhe defired to have a Field to cultivate : They carried hei? 

 out of the Village, and fet her to Work. A Chief had dreamt,^ 

 as he faid, that he faw two human Hearts : They could not ex- 

 plain his Dream, ami at this every Body was greatly concerned. 

 It made a great Noi/e, they even prolonged the Feflival for a 

 Pay, but all was in vain^ and he was obliged to mate 



himfelf 



