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faid they had procured her : fo far however From 

 being better fhe was on the contrary much worfe, 

 but they are obliged to feem fatisfied even when 

 they have lead caufe to be fo. 



The refentment of this woman and of her re- 

 lations fell upon the miffionaries for refufmg to be 

 prefent at the party, notwithstanding all the feli- 

 citations that had been made to them for this pur- 

 pofe, and from their chagrin at the little com- 

 plaifance they fliewed on this occafion, they re- 

 proached them with faying, that ever fince their 

 arrival in xhe country, the genii of the Indians had 

 had no longer any power the mitflonaries took 

 advantage of this confeffion to fhew thefe infidels 

 the weaknefs of their divinities, and the fuperi- 

 ority of the _God of the chriftians ; but as it fel- 

 dom happens on fuch occafions that people are dif- 

 pofed to hear reafon, thefe barbarians anfwered 

 coolly, " You have your gods and we have ours, 

 " only it is our misfortune that Ours are the leafl 

 <c powerful of the two." 



The Narrows is one of the countries where a 

 botanift might make the greateft number of dif- 

 coveries. I have already obferved that all Canada 

 produces a vail number of fimple of fovereign 

 virtue ; it is not doubted that the fnows con- 

 tribute much to this, but there is in it befides fuch 

 a variety of foil, which joined to the mildnefs of 

 the climate, and the eafe with which the fun 

 warms this country which is more open than the 

 reft, gives ground to believe that the plants have 

 more virtue in this than in any other part of it. 



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