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vidluals, reft or focial converfation, he confidently 
approaches the door of the firft houfe he choofes, 
faying ct 1 am come ; ” the good man or woman 
replies, “You are; it’s well.” Immediately 
vi&uals and drink are ready ; he eats and drinks 
a little, then fimokes tobacco, and converfes either 
of private matters, public talks, or the news of 
the town. He rifes and fays, “ I go ! ” the other 
anfwers, tc Y ou do 1 ” He then proceeds again, 
and fteps in at the next habitation he likes, or 
repairs to the public fquare, where are people 
always converfing by day, or dancing all night. 
Or to forne more private affembly, as he likes; 
he needs no one to introduce him, any more than 
the black-bird or thrufh, when he repairs to the 
fruitful groves, to regale on their luxuries, and en- 
tertain the fond female with evening fongs. 
It is aftonifhing, though a fa c.1, as well as a 
ftiarp reproof to the white people, if they will 
allow themfelves liberty to refiedt and form a juft 
eftimate, and I mull own elevates theft people to 
the firft rank amongft mankind, that they have 
been able to refill the continual efforts of the 
complicated hoft of vices, that have for ages 
over-run the nations of the old world, and fo 
contaminated their morals ; yet more fo, fince 
fuch vail armies of theft evil fpirits have invaded 
this continent, and clofeiy in veiled them on all 
fides. Aftoniihing indeed ! when we behold the 
ill, immoral condudl of too many white people, 
who refide amongft them ; notwithftanding which, 
it feems natural, eligible, and even eafy, for thefe 
fimple, illiterate people, to put in pradlice thole 
beautiful ledlures delivered to us by the ancient 
fages and philofophers, and recorded for our in- 
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