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pipe_n such_o as_o i_o have_v describe_v it_o be_v a_o pass_n and_o safe_a conduct_n among_o all_o the_o ally_n of_o the_o nation_n who_o have_v give_v it_o and_o in_o all_o embassy_n the_o ambassador_n carry_v that_o calumet_n as_o the_o symbol_n of_o peace_n which_o be_v always_o respect_v for_o the_o savage_n be_v general_o persuade_v that_o a_o great_a misfortune_n will_v befall_v they_o if_o they_o violate_v the_o public_a faith_n of_o the_o calumet_n all_o their_o erterprise_n declaration_n of_o war_n or_o conclusion_n of_o peace_n as_o well_o as_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o ceremony_n be_v seal_v if_o i_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o say_v so_o with_o this_o calumet_n they_o fill_v that_o pipe_n with_o the_o best_a tobacco_n they_o have_v and_o then_o present_v it_o to_o those_o with_o who_o they_o have_v conclude_v any_o great_a affair_n and_o smoke_n out_o of_o the_o same_o after_o they_o i_o have_v certain_o perish_v in_o my_o voyage_n have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o this_o 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stand_v whereupon_o m._n la_fw-fr salle_n with_o four_o man_n very_o well_o arm_v go_v towards_o they_o to_o speak_v with_o they_o and_o desire_v they_o to_o come_v near_o we_o for_o fear_n as_o he_o say_v a_o party_n of_o our_o man_n who_o be_v go_v a_o hunt_n shall_v meet_v with_o they_o and_o kill_v they_o they_o be_v persuade_v to_o sit_v down_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o eminence_n where_o we_o be_v post_v and_o m._n la_o salle_n speak_v to_o they_o all_o the_o while_n of_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o his_o voyage_n which_o he_o have_v undertake_v for_o their_o good_a and_o advantage_n as_o he_o tell_v they_o this_o be_v only_o to_o amuse_v they_o till_o our_o there_o man_n return_v who_o appear_v with_o the_o calumet_n of_o peace_n
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prevent_v many_o danger_n for_o man_n be_v covetous_a in_o all_o country_n the_o 18_o we_o embark_v again_o after_o have_v be_v entertain_v with_o dance_a and_o feast_v the_o carry_v away_o our_o commodity_n though_o the_o savage_n be_v very_o loath_a to_o part_v with_o they_o but_o have_v accept_v our_o calumet_n of_o peace_n they_o do_v not_o presume_v to_o stop_v we_o by_o force_n chap._n xxxviii_o a_o continuation_n of_o our_o voyage_n on_o the_o river_n meschasipi_n as_o we_o fall_v down_o the_o river_n we_o look_v for_o a_o fit_a place_n to_o hide_v our_o commodity_n and_o at_o last_o pitch_v upon_o one_o between_o two_o eminence_n near_o a_o wood._n we_o take_v up_o the_o green_a sodd_n and_o lay_v it_o by_o and_o dig_v a_o hole_n in_o the_o earth_n where_o we_o put_v our_o good_n and_o cover_v they_o with_o piece_n of_o timber_n and_o earth_n and_o then_o put_v on_o again_o the_o green_a turf_n so_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o suspect_v that_o any_o hole_n have_v be_v dig_v under_o it_o for_o we_o fling_v the_o earth_n into_o the_o river_n we_o tear_v afterward_o the_o bark_n of_o three_o oak_n and_o of_o a_o large_a cotton-tree_n and_o engrave_v thereon_o four_o cross_n that_o we_o may_v not_o miss_v the_o place_n at_o our_o return_n we_o embark_v again_o with_o all_o speed_n and_o past_a by_o another_o village_n of_o savage_n about_o six_o league_n from_o akansa_n and_o then_o land_v at_o another_o two_o league_n low_a where_o we_o be_v kind_o entertain_v man_n woman_n and_o child_n come_v to_o meet_v we_o which_o make_v i_o believe_v that_o the_o first_o akansa_n have_v give_v notice_n of_o our_o arrival_n to_o all_o the_o village_n of_o their_o nation_n we_o make_v they_o some_o present_v of_o little_a value_n which_o they_o think_v very_o considerable_a present_n be_v the_o symbol_n of_o peace_n in_o all_o those_o country_n the_o 21_o those_o savage_n carry_v we_o in_o a_o pyrogue_n to_o see_v a_o nation_n far_o off_o into_o the_o country_n 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they_o very_o much_o and_o they_o seem_v well_o satisfy_v with_o we_o as_o they_o express_v by_o many_o sign_n and_o demonstration_n they_o send_v over_o night_n to_o the_o koroa_n who_o be_v their_o ally_n to_o giveâ—them_n notice_n of_o our_o arrival_n and_o their_o chief_n come_v next_o morning_n in_o great_a ceremony_n to_o see_v we_o they_o seem_v transport_v with_o joy_n and_o it_o be_v great_a pity_n we_o can_v not_o understand_v what_o they_o tell_v we_o to_o know_v what_o opinion_n they_o entertain_v of_o we_o and_o from_o what_o part_n of_o the_o world_n they_o fansy_v we_o come_v i_o order_v my_o man_n to_o square_v a_o tree_n and_o have_v make_v a_o cross_n we_o plant_v it_o near_o the_o cabin_n where_o we_o lay_v the_o 22d_o we_o leave_v that_o
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