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horde. This conjedure feemed plaufible to 
my people : they preffed me to adopt the plan, 
and I did fo. 
The dead body, however, gave me fome 
uneafinefs. I was afraid it might be the 
objed: of fome frefh fuperflition to the peo- 
ple of the horde, and that they would give 
m but an unwelcome reception, if they did 
not abfolutely drive us from their diftrifl:. 
To prevent this inconvenience, I propofed 
to the Kaminouquas to inter the body, and 
they confented. Befides the krofs in which 
it was wrapped, another was put over its face ; 
it was then covered with ftones ; and they ful- 
filled, as far as circumftances allowed, all the 
duties prefcribed by the cuftoms of their na- 
tion. 
It was funfet when we reached the horde ; 
and I was received with the fame friendfhip as 
I had experienced every where elfe. But no 
fooner was our adventure known than they 
were feized with alarm. They had no doubt 
but the Bofiimen would come and attack us 
again during the night. In confequence they 
not only removed their cattle, but reqilef^ed 
me 
