to North America. it? 



always wear a long Stick or Cane in their hands, 

 which is tipp'd, not unlike what we ufe in Eu- 

 rope; that they wear a fort of Boots upon their Legs 

 which reach up to the Knee ; chat their Women ne- 

 ver {hew themfelves, which perhaps proceeds from 

 the fame Principle that prevails in Italy and Spain ; 

 and, in fine, that this People are always at War with 

 the puiffant Nations that are feated in the Neigh- 

 bourhood of the Lake ; but withal, that they never 

 difquiet the ftrowling Nations that fall in their way, 

 by reafon of their Weaknefs : An admirable Leffon 

 for fome Princes in the World, who are fo much in- 

 tent upon the making ufe of the ftrongeft hand. 



This was all I could gather upon that Subjed. My 

 Curiofity prompted me to defire 3. more particular 

 Account ; but unluckily I wanted a good Interpre- 

 ter: and having to do with feveral Perfbns that did 

 not well underftand themfelves, I could make no- 

 thing of their incoherent Fuftian. I prefented the 

 poor miferable Slaves with fomething in proportion 

 to the Cuftom of that Country, and endeavoured to 

 perfwade 'em to go with me to Canada, by making 

 'em fuch Offers as in their efteem would appear like 

 Mountains of Gold : but the love they had for their 

 Country ftifled all Perfwafion ; fo true it is, that Na- 

 ture reduc'd to its juft Limits cares but little for 

 Riches. 



In the mean time it began to thaw, and the Wind 

 chop'd about to the South- we a ; upon which I gave 

 notice to the great Caelum of the Gnacfitares, that I 

 had a mind to return to Canada. Upon that occafion 

 I repeated my Prefents ; in compenfation of which, 

 my Pirogues were ftow'd with Beef as full as they 

 could hold. This done, I embaik'd and crofs'd o- 

 ver from the little Ifland to the Continent, where I 

 fix d a great lone Pole, with the Aims of France done 

 upon a Plare of Lead. I fet our the 26th ot Jarmary, 

 and arriv'd fafe on the jth of February in the Country 



