Letter XX [on his 1721 visit to Wisconsin]

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your enemies ; that great prince has already pre- ** vented your wiflies, and has given fufficient or- " ders on that head to Oaoothio '*, who is of him- ** felf difpofed to execute them with all the 7.eal ** and afifedioo qf a father f.    This is what you «« need make no doubt of, if you pay a proper *^ regard to the good qualities of the commandanc ** he has fent you.    It is not poffible you fliould ^* be ignorant, and you appear to  me pcrfcdiy ^^ well fatisfied that amongft all the French Cap- ^' tains there are few equal 10 him in valour;   and «* you will have caufe co love him niil better than *^ you now do/*    This anfwer fecmed to fici fy them, and they promiicd much more than i kiit they will ever perform.    Notwithtlanding I took their collar, which the miffionary flattered himfelf would be produdive of fame gpod efFcds*
Oft the afternoon of the following d4y the iwq khwx^^'' radons entertained us, one alter another, with die ^*ihe dance of the Calumet, in a great cfplariade f«sciogf|^'t'f^^|.^|*| the commandant^s apartment.    There  wan immt Tittle difK*rence in the manner in which ihcy per¬ formed this dance ; but this was very iiKanfidci\it)'e. ,. It only gave me to unde-rikiiKi, th^ir rjii^fi* fkifts vary coniiderably :    thuH it h impaifibli: to give* n defcription which may ai^/kt ro ul! of difni.    The Otchagras divfrfified imm^wlut inure ihmr i'tmr>' tainmciic, and fhcwcd cxcfMi^rdinary agihiy^ bcitig 'better made m well m iiwrc gracclul pcrformtrs than die Sakies*
j 'Vlnif dwM-A kM the '^mmmt^ «ii|.l ilie mmmmdAAt 1 ikcd' F  1 Ihis