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nf tlie dentil of a s^avage lii gencralij 

 (irtfi of Hijfryw, 



Led into error by the iiiaylii^s af the 

 Mnriiriis tliemwelve^i and of ifther per- 

 gonn, I had tliouglit ilmt Ihi^ pf^opk 

 might be of the nimiber ol those 

 tvho, tiOnie tiratfellers smy. Jive without 

 the knowledge of a Gtuli llila, hoirerer 

 appeared U* me incredible, Tliough 

 men, ] thoiigbtj might nnt have mode 

 for themwtkes a c^de of r(.'li«;ion to be 

 accepted the nation a.id tu express 

 ihcir bdict in cercraoulca and yaored 

 furmBj EtUL it did not (o\hw iMt they 

 ijatt no idea or no ajiprepiatiau f)f a 

 Divintty^no feeriDg" nhidi, from lime 

 to limejshould driitv their i^oiils towards 

 the great creative priitnple. A gic:atcr 

 kno^vjed^e of their Jau^uag'e^ and a 

 longer isojourn in their forests, proved 

 to me lUat I had nut ^vrongly conjec- 

 tured.— 1 was agreeably surprised tha t 

 not ouly had tbcy nn idea o^ a Divin]- 

 ty, but that, at tlie monient ivlien a rtiati 

 passes from thh life ti* t tcniity, lli«y ta - 

 voked Gtiij, and wUai Nurpi i-^ed me fitij . 

 niore called upon our LnrdJei^us Cinisn 

 It is til e cui^toni ainoug thu?e Manlras 

 most versed in antteTit iradiiitni^ to ad- 

 dress God and ChriBt ag a near friend 

 iii misfortune, in tlieie words "Lnrd 

 " God i Lord Jeses if it is your wish 

 **ihat lie lives, have pity on Iiina." 

 Fi'Otu that moment all ^^upcrsli^ 

 tion iioases i and vvbeo the disease 

 has approached the fatal bour, the 



