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or figure. There were feveral youths of more advantageous ap¬ 
pearance whom the miffionary wifhed very much to have fent to 
court in preference to Nicolas Korfnaes: but they were not to 
be induced to quit Lapland by any argument or promife. There 
was particularly one of the bay of Alten, of uncommon feature as 
well as comelinefs for a Laplander, whom the miffionary preffed 
very much to go to the king, and his importunities and promife 
of the royal protection and favour would, he fays, have fucceeded, 
but for the intervention of the young man’s mother. This wo¬ 
man, who was then in a Rate of pregnancy, came to the miffion¬ 
ary and told him, that the curfe of God, as well as her’s, would 
light on his head, if he fhould tear from her her dear and only 
fon, and if any accident fhould happen to her, whofe time of de¬ 
livery drew nigh, in confequence of the grief and forrow fhe muft 
fuffer from that a6t of his. The miffionary after this defifted from 
all farther perfuafion. 
When the young Laplander arrived at Copenhagen, he w r as 
treated with all poffible attention and kindnefs, being handfomely 
dreffed, and well entertained; all which things Mr. Leems de- 
fcribes minutely: but in the autumn he was taken ill, and lan- 
guifhed till the end of the year, when he died. The miffionary 
does not hefitate to afcribe his death to the fudden change of air 
and manner of living, and quotes the maxim, that “ all fudden 
“ changes are dangerous.” The body of the youth was interred 
in.a very folemn and honourable manner, and the fine clothes in 
which he had been attired by his majefty, were fent for fome fmall 
confolation to his forrow T ful parents. 
