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alone that has hin^dered him from becoming a Chrtfilan, ajnd 

 that the Mother of God, after having preferved him from a 

 temporal Death, will obtain for him the Grace of a fincere Con- 

 verfion (a). 



As foon as the Chief had left me, I went out to vifit the 

 cr/^ M r Environs of the Village, and I perceived 



1 te manner cj Savages, who went from Cabin to Cabin, 



Mourmngfor the ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ 



Dead among the J ^^^^^ j mentioned before. One 



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other was the Father of him that had been flain. They walked 

 a great Pace, and put their Hands on the Heads of all they met; 

 probably to invite them to lhare in their Grief. Thofe who 

 have fought Refemblances between the Hebrenj;s and the Jine- 

 ricansy would not have failed to have taken particular Notice of 

 this Manner of Mourning, which fome Expreffions of Scripture 

 might give Room to thefe Conjefturers to judge might have 

 been in Ufe among the People of God, 



About Evening, the Chief defired me to come to a Houfe 

 Th Car" f h ^^^^^^ MilTionaries had lodged 



^ r • ^ % fome Years before, and where probably they 

 Chef for my oaf ufed to hold the Council: I went thither, 

 and found him there with two or three El- 

 ders. He began by faying that he was delirous of informing 

 me of the great Danger to which I was going to expofe myfel^ 

 by continuing my Route : That upon thoroughly coniidering all 

 Circumftances, he advifed me to put off my Departure till the Sea- 

 fon was a little more advanced ; that he hoped then the Enemy's 

 Parties would be retired, and leave me a free FafTage. As h:e 

 might have his Views in detaining me at Timiteouyy I let him 

 know that I was not much afFeéted with his Reafons, and added, 

 that I had fome more prevailing ones to haften my Departure. 

 He feemed to be concerned at my Anfwer, and I foon found 

 that it proceeded from his AfFedion for me, and his Zeal for our 

 Nation. 



Since your Refolution is taken, faid he, I am of Opinion, 

 " that all the French who are here, Ihould join themfelves to 

 " you to ftrengthen your Efcort : I have alfo already dedared 

 my Thoughts to them on this Matter, and have ftrongly re- 

 prefented to them, that they would be forever loft to ill Ho- 

 nour, if they fhould leave their Father in Danger, without 

 iharing it with him. I Ihould be very glad to accomp.ajay 

 ^* you myfelf at the Head of all my Soldiers, but you know 

 *^ my Village is in Danger pf being attacked every pay, an.d 



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