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TRAVELS IK 
with the Siminoles : when unfortunately meeting 
with this little charmer, they were married in the 
Indian manner. He loves her fmcerely, as (lie pof- 
feffes every perfection in her perfon to render a man 
happy. Her features are beautiful, and manners 
engaging. Innocence, modefiy, and love, appear 
fo a fir anger in every action and movement ; and 
thefe powerful graces Ihe has fo artfully played upon 
her beguiled and vanquished lover, and unhappy 
Have, as to have already drained him of all his pof- 
feffions, which fhe difhoneftly diftributes amongit 
her favage relations. He is now poor, emaciated, 
and half didracled, often threatening to fhoot her, 
and afterwards put an end to his own life ; yet he has 
not refolution even to leave her ; but now endea- 
vours to drown and forget his forrows in deep 
draughts of brandy. Her father condemns her dif- 
honeft and cruel conduct. 
Thefe particulars were related to me by my old 
friend the trader, directly after a long conference 
which he had with the White Captain on the fub- 
ject, his fon-in-law being prefent. The fcene was 
affecting « they both fned tears plentifully. My 
reafons for mentioning this affair , fo foreign to my 
bufinefs, was to exhibit an inftance of the power of 
beauty in a favage, and her art and finefle in im- 
proving it to her private ends. It is, however, 
but doing juitice to the virtue and moral conduct of 
the Siminoles, and American aborigines in general, 
to obferve, that the character of this woman is 
condemned and detefted by her own people of both 
fexes ; and if her hufband mould turn her away^ 
according to the cufcoms and ufages or thefe people, 
fhe would not get a huihand again, as a divorce 
feldom takes place but in confequence of a delibe- 
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