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charging theirs ; and this was to the whole 
horde the fignal for a general fhout of joy. 
I fhall not make any reflexions upon this 
affedling fcene : the tender reader will fhare 
in the foft emotions of my heart; and prefer 
a true relation, however fimple it may be. 
I faw all thefe people come forth from their 
tents, and form themfelves into fmall bodies; 
but, in proportion as I approached, the wo- 
men, the young girls, and children, all difap- 
peared, and returned to their different huts. 
The men, who alone remained with their 
chief at their head, came to meet me ; upon 
which I difmounted, and repeating the words 
iabe tahe to Haabas, I took the old man by 
the hand, which I fqueezed in mine. He 
returned my falute with every efFufion of a 
grateful heart; and feemed deeply afFed:ed by 
this mark 6f honour, which was principally 
conferred upon him. I was received with 
the fame ceremonial by all the reft of the 
men; except that, fuppiefling through refpe£t 
the fign of the hand, they fubftituted in its 
room that of bowing the head; and that, 
in pronouncing iahe^ they accompanied this 
word with a more fenfible clapping with tl>e 
tongue. 
Each 
