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of mankind will be found to be governed by 

 the fame natural feelings as the uncultivated 

 favage. The fon of our afflided buckeen was 

 young, and his attachment as pure as it was 

 ardent and difmterefted. Without the adored 

 objed of his affedions life was infupportable, 

 and he refolved not to furvive the difappoint- 

 ment : deprived of his heart's choice, exiftence 

 loft all its charms, and he yielded himfelf a 

 vidim to defpair ! Thefe rude people honor- 

 ed the fentiment. In fad grief his parents 

 deplored their lofs, and the inhabitants of 

 every hut lamented the fate of the youthful 

 lover. An additional inftance of natural af~ 

 fedion and attachment occurred in the folemn 

 obfervance paid to his remains, which as an 

 ever ,dear and facred depofit, were entombed 

 within the chamber where his afflided parents 

 dwelt ! 



Like all other tribes who are ignorant of 

 the comforts and conveniences of civilization, 

 the Indians of Guiana procure their food from 

 the rivers, the fea, and the forefts. They 

 have no animals domefticated, nor any grain 

 nor roots, except the caffada, brought into cul- 

 tivation ; and hence they depend very much 



