effect this would

have upon him ; and he soon begin-

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ning to stagger about, and at last dropping to the ground, they bemoan him. He falls into a sleep, and they view him as expiring.

He awakes again, jumps up, and declares that he never before felt so He wishes for happy as after he had drank of the cup. more.

His wish is granted ; and the whole assembly soon join

him, and become intoxicated.

Then the man with the red

clothes distributed presents to them of beads, axes, hoes, stock

and other articles, and made them understand that he would return home and come again to see them, bring them more presents and stay with them awhile, but should want a little land to sow some seeds, in order to raise herbs to put in

ings,

their broth."

But from

dream of trusting love they had a speedy state that the promise made by awakening. Hudson to return again was fulfilled the following season, and " that much at but the each other their

Their traditions

seeing again ; they rejoiced whites laughed at them, seeing that they knew not the use of the axes, hoes, etc., they had given them, they having had those

hanging to their breasts as ornaments, and the stockings they had made use of as tobacco pouches. The whites now put handles or helves in the former, and cut trees

down before

their eyes, and dug the ground, and showed them the use of the