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stick in his haud adorned with feathers, by means of
which he boasted that he could reveal the most secret
things. A savage accompanied him, carrying a vessel
I know not of what liquor, which from time to time he
gave him to drink; the juggler had no sooner taken it
in his mouth, than he spit it out again, blowing on his
hands and his stick, and at every time h& explained all
the enigmas that were proposed to him.
  "Two women came afterwards, and gave to under-
stand that they had some desires, one directly spread a
mriat on the ground; they guessed that she desired some
fish, which were given her. The other had a hoe in her
hand, and they judged that she desired a field to culti-
vate; they carried her out of the village and set her to
work. A chief had dreamt, as he said, that he saw two
human hearts ; they could not explain his dream, and
at this every body was greatly concerned. It made a
great noise, they even prolonged the festival for a day,
but all was in vain and he was obliged to make himself
easy without; Sometimes there were troops of people
that made sham-fiohts; sometimes companies of dancers
who acted all sorts of farces. This madness lasted four
days, and it appeared that it was out of respect to the two
missionaries that they had thus shortened the time.
  " But there were as many disorders committed in this
space of time, as they used to do in fifteen days; neverm
theless they had this regard for the missionaries. that they
did not disturb them in their functions, and did not hin-
der the Christians from discharging themselves of their
religious duties. Let this suffice to give the reader some
idea concerning their festivals of dreams,"