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Many were fatisfied with having indulged them> 

 felves in this piece of folly, and appeared no more. 

 But the reft refolved to make ufe of the privilege of 

 the feftival, during which they are reputed as per-* 

 fons out of their fenfes, and confequently as not 

 accountable for what they do> and accordingly em- 

 brace fuch opportunity of revenging their private 

 quarrels, which on this occafion they did mod ef- 

 fectually. Upon fome they threw water by whole 

 pail-fulls, which freezing immediately pierced with 

 cold thofe upon whom it fell. On others they 

 threw hot afhes, or all manner of filth ; fome 

 threw fire-brands or burning coals at the head of 

 the firft perfon they met ; others deftroyed every 

 thing in the cabbins, fell upon thofe to whom 

 they bore any grudge or fpite, and loaded them 

 with blows. In order to be delivered from this 

 perfecution, it was neceflary to guefs their dreams, 

 of which it was frequently impoffible to have any 

 manner of conception* 



The miflionary and his companion were often 

 on the point of being more than bare fpeclators of 

 this extravagance : one of thofe madmen went in* 

 to a cabbin where they had feen them take refuge 

 at the beginning of the fray. Luckily for them 

 they had juft left it, otherwife there is reafon to 

 believe, this furious fellow would have done them 

 a mifchief. Difconcerted by their retreat, he cried 

 out that he wanted fomebody to guefs his dream, 

 and that he would be fatisfied on the fpot : Some 

 delay being made he faid, I will kill a French- 

 man ; immediately the owner of the cabbin threw 

 him a French coat, which he ran through in feve- 

 ral places. 



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