NORTH-WEST CONTINENT OF AMERICA.

this animal. But her grief was not of very long duration; and a few
beads, &c. foon affuaged her forrow. But as they can without difficulty
get rid of their affliftion, they can with equal eafe affume it, and feign
- ficknefs if it be neceflary with the fame verfatility. When we arrived
this morning, we found the women in tears, from an apprehenfion that
we were come to take them away, Tothe eye of an European they
certainly were objects of difguft ; but there were thofe among my party
who obferved fome hidden charms in thefe females which rendered them
objects of defire, and means were found, I believe, that very foon dif-
fipated their alarms and fubdued their coynels.

On the upper part of the beach, liquorice grew in great abundance
and it was now in bloffom. I pulled up fome of the roots, which were
large and long; but the natives were ignorant of its qualities, and con-
fidered it asa weed of no ufe or value. .

At four this morning I ordered my people to prepare for our depar-
ture; and while they were loading the canoe, I went with the Englifh
chief to vifit the lodges, but the greater part of their inhabitants had
quitted them during the night, and thofe that remained pretended fick-
nefs, and refufed to rife. When, however, they were convinced that we
did not mean to take any of them with us, their ficknefs abandoned
them, and when we had embarked, they came forth from their huts, to
defire that we would vifit their nets, which were at a {mall diftance up
the river, and take all the fifh we might find in them. We accordingly
availed ourfeves of this permiflion, and took as many as were neceflary,

* for our own fupply.
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