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peremptory tone, to difmifs all his women, 

 except one* This miflionary even fo far 

 loil fight of moderation, that he had the 

 temerity to threaten that he would caufe 

 the French to carry away all his wo- 

 men, if he delayed, for a moment, to put his 

 order in execution. It may be readily 

 imagined, that a behaviour fo violent and 

 ixnexpeded muft: have occafioned a general 

 indignation and revolt in the donac. The 

 w^omen fell upon the milficpary; loaded 

 him with reproaches and blows ; and in 

 their fury they would have \in doubt ediy 

 ftrangied him, had not Dian Manangue, 

 not withftan ding the agitation he was under, 

 come fpeedily to his afliftance. The chief 

 was obliged to make ufe of all his authority 

 before he was permitted to remain alone a 

 fnagle moment with this father, whom he 

 difmiffed after giving him a rich prefent. 

 Be fides, he afked of the miflionary a refpltc 



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