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he learned cookery, and to be fomething of a taylor, at CHAP, 

 his own requeft, that he might be enabled to provide ^^^^^^^ 

 both for his back and his belly. After fome time how- 

 ever, exprefling a defire to return to the colony, he no 

 fooner touched American ground, than flripping himfelf 

 of his lumber, he launched naked into his native woods, 

 where he ended his days as he had begun them, amongft 

 his beloved countrymen and companions ; like the Hot- 

 tentot mentioned by Roufleau, in his celebrated Difcoiirs 



fur rinegalite & Conditionsy &c, But to return to the 



girl : — She had with her a live parrot, which fhe had 

 Itunned with a blunt arrow from her bow, and for which 

 1 gave her a double-bladed knife *. So wonderfully ex- 

 pert are the Arrowouka Indians at this exercife, that they 

 frequently bring down a macaw in full flight, or even % 

 pigeon. 



I cannot conclude thefe remarks without adding a few 

 words concerning the unfpotted moral character of thefe 

 people, who not only live in peace with moft of the other 

 Indian nations, but are peculiarly attached to the Euro- 

 peans, while thefe in return profefs for them the 

 ftrongeft efleem. 



* The general trafEck carried on be- hammocks, Haves, monkies, parrots, and 



tween all the Indian nations and the Eu- paroquets; for which they receive fire- 



ropeans confifts in baifim-capivi, arroco- arms, knives, hatchets, fifh-hooks, combsy, 



cerra, oil of carrabba, arnotta, and bees- coral and glafs beads, blue cotton, look--^ 



wax, befides pieces of Brazil and ebony ; ing-glafTes, &c» 

 the roots hiaxee and varnillas, canoesj 



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