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They are juft, honed, liberal, and hofpitable to 
Grangers ; confederate, loving and affectionate to 
their wives and relations ; fond of their children ; 
induftrious, frugal, temperate, and perfevering ; 
charitable and forbearing. I have been weeks and 
months among ft them and in their towns, and never 
obferved the lead fign of contention or wrangling : 
never faw an inftance of an Indian beating his wife, 
or even reproving her in anger. In this cafe they 
(land as examples of reproof to the mod civilized 
nations, as not being defective in juftice, gratitude 
and a good underftanding ; for indeed their wives 
merit their efteem and the moll gentle treatment, 
they being induftrious,' frugal, careful, loving and 
affectionate. 
The Mufcogulges are more volatile, fprightly 
and talkative than their Northern neighbours, the 
Cherokees ; and, though far more diftant from 
the white fettlements than any nation Eaft of the 
MifiiiTippi or Ohio, appear evidently to have made 
greater advances towards the refinements of true, 
civilization, which cannot, in the leaft degree, be 
attributed to the good examples of the white 
people. 
Their internal police and family economy at 
once engage the notice of European travellers, and 
incontrovertibly place thefe people in an illuftrious 
point of view : their liberality, intimacy and friend- 
ly intercourfe one with another, without any re- 
flraint of ceremonious formality, as if they were 
even infenfible of the ufe or neceffity of afTociating 
the paffions or affections of avarice, ambition or 
covetoufnefs. 
A man goes forth on his bufinefs or avoca- 
tions ; he calls in at another tov/n ; if he wants 
victuals., 
