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fore led without the village, ajid- immediately had 

 her requeft granted her. A chief had dreamed, as 

 he faid, of feeing two human hearts : the dream 

 could not be explained which caufed univerfal 

 anxiety ; this perfon made a great deal of noife 

 about it, fo that the feaft was prolonged for a day 

 on this account : but all was to no purpofe, fo 

 that he was obliged to be fatisfied. v Sometimes 

 were feen companies of armed men, who feemed 

 as if they were going to engage ; fometimes 

 troops of dancers, playing all forts of farces. This 

 madnefs lafted four days, and it appeared that the 

 ufual time of it had been abridged, in confideration 

 of the two jefuits •, they, however, committed 

 full as many disorders as they ufed to do in fifteen. 

 They had moreover this further regard for the mif- 

 fionaries, as not to difturb them in the exercife of 

 th'rir functions, nor to hinder the Chriftians from 

 performing their religious duties. But I have al- 

 ready faid enough on this article ; I am now feal- 

 ing my letter, in order to give it to a traveller, who 

 fets out for the colony, and am, &c. 



LETTER 



