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with the Siminoles : when unfortunately meeting 
with this little charmer, they were married in the 
Indian manner. He loves her fincerely, as Ihe poff 
feiTes every perfe£Hon in her perfon to render a man 
happy. Her features are beautiful, and manners 
engaging. Innocence, modefcy, and love, appear 
to a flranger in every a6tion and movement; and 
thefe powerful graces fhe has fo artfully played upon 
her beguiled and vanquifhed lover, and unhappy 
Have, as to have already drained him of all his pofo 
feffions, which fhe difhoneftly diftributes amongft 
her favage relations. He is now poor, emaciated* 
and half diftrafted, 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- 
honed: and cruel conduff. 
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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 fob- 
je<5t, his fon- in-law being prefent. The fcene was 
affebting; they both fhed tears plentifully. My 
reafons for mentioning this affair, fo foreign to my 
bufoiefs, was to exhibit an inftance of the power of 
beauty in a favage, and her art and fineffe in im- 
proving it to Ter private ends. It is, however, 
but doing juftice to the virtue and moral condMbt of 
the Siminoles, and American aborigines in general, 
to obferve, that the character of this woman is 
condemned and detefled by her own people of both 
foxes; and if her hufband fhould turn her away, 
according to the cuftoms and ufages of thefe people* 
fhe would not get a hufband again, as a divorce 
foldom takes place but in confequenxe of a delibe- 
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