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English fettlements, had a drunken frolic at the fort when he returned.

44. His wife, who never get drunk, but had often expe rienced the ill effects of her hufband's intemperance, fearing what the confequences might prove, if he fhould come home. in a morofe and turbulent humour, to avoid his infolence, propofed that we fhould both retire, and keep out of the reach of it, until the ftorm abated.

45. We abfconded accordingly; but fo it happened, that I returned, and ventured into his prefence, before his wife had prefumed to come nigh him. I found him in his wigwam and in a furly mood; and not being able to revenge upon his wife, becaufe fhe was not at home, he laid hold of me, and hurried me to the fort; and, for a trifling confideration, fold me to a French gentleman, whofe name was Saccapee.

46. It is an ill wind certainly that blows nobody any good. I had been with the Indians a year lacking fourteen days; and, if not for my fifter, yet for me, it was a lucky circumftance indeed, which thus at laft in an unexpected moment, fnatched me out of their cruel hands, and placed me beyond the reach of their infolent power.

47. After my Indian mafter had difpofed of me in the manner related above, and the mements of fober reflection had arrived, perceiving that the man who bought me had taken the advantage of him in an unguarded hour, his refentment began to kindle, and his indignation rofe fo ligh, that he threatened to kill me if he fhould meet me alone; or if he could not revenge himself thus, that he would fet fire to the fort.

48. I was therefore fecreted in an upper chamber, and the fort carefully guarded, until his wrath had time to cool. My fervice in the family to which I was advanced was perfect freedom, in comparifon with what it had been among the barbarous Indians.

49. My new mafter and miftrefs were both as kind and generous towards me as I could reafonably expect. 1 feldom afked a favour of either of them, but it was readily granted. In confequence of which I had it my power, in many inftances, to adminifter aid and refresh hinent to the poor prifoners of my own nation, who were brought inte

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St. John's during my abode in the family of the above mentioned benevolent and hofpitable Saccapee.

50. Yet even in this family, fuch trials awaited me as I had little reafon to expect; but, ftood in need of a large flock of prudence, to enable me to encounter them. In this I was greatly affifted by the governor, and Col. Schuy ler, who was then a prisoner.

51. I was moreover under unfpeakable obligations to the governor on another account. I had received intelligence from my daughter Mary, the purport of which was, that there was a profpect of her being thortly married to a young Indian of the tribe of St. Francois, with which tribe he kad continued from the beginning of her captivity. Thefe were heavy tidings, and added greatly to the poignancy of my other affictions.

52. However, not long after I heard this melancholy news, an opportunity prefented of acquainting that humane, and generous gentleman, the commander in chief, and my illuftrious benefactor, with this affair alfo, who in compaffon for my fufferings, and to mitigate my forrows, iffued kis orders in good time, and had my daughter taken away from the Indians, and conveyed to the fame nunnery where her fifter was then fodged, with his exprefs injunction, that they fhould both of them together be well looked after, and carefully educated, as his adopted children."

53. In this fchool of fuperftition and bigotry, they continued while the war in thofe days between France and Great-Britain lafted. At the conclufion of which war, the governor went home to France, took my oldest daughter along with him, and married her there to a French gentleman, whofe name is Cron Lewis.

54. He was at Boston with the fleet under Count de Eftaing, (1778) and one of his clerks. My other daugh ter.ftill continuing in the nunnery, a confiderable time had elapfed after my return from captivity, when I made a jouré ney to Canada, refolving to ufe my beft endeavors not to return without her.

55. I arrived juft in time to prevent her being fent to France. She was to have gone in the next veffel that fail ed for that place. And I found it extremely difficult to pre vail with her to quit the nunnery and go home with me.

56. Yes, he abfolutely refufed; and all the perfuafions and arguments I could ufe with her were to no effect, until after I had been to the governor, and obtained a letter from him to the fuperintendant of the nuns, in which he threatched, if my daughter fhould not be delivered immediately inso my hands, or could not be prevailed with to fubmit to my parental authority, that he would fend a band of fol liers to affift me in bringing her away.

57. But fo extremely bigoted was fhe to the cuftoms and -medigion of the place, that after all the left it with the greateft reluctance and the most bitter lamentations, which the Continued as we paffed the ftreets, and wholly refused to be omforted. My good friend, Major Small, whom we met with on the way, tried all he could to confole her; and was fo very kind and obliging as to bear us company, and carry my daughter behind him on horfeback.

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58. But I have run on a little before my story; for I have not yet informed you of the means and manners of my own redemption; to the accomplishing of which the recovery of my daughter juft mentioned, and the ranfoming of fome of my other children, feveral gentlemen of note contributed not a little; to whofe goodnefs therefore I am greatly indebted, and fincerely hope I fhall never be fo ungrateful as to forget it.

59. Col. Schuyler, in particular, was fo very kind and generous as to advance 2700 livres to procure a ranfom for myfelf and three of my children. He accompanied and conducted us from Montreal to Albany, and entertained us in the most friendly and hofpitable manner a confiderable time at his own houfe, and I believe entirely at his own expense.

THE WHISTLE.

1. W Franklin, my friends on a holiday, filled my lit

HEN I was a child, at feven years old, fays Dr.

tle pockets with coppers. I went directly to a fhop where they fold toys for children; and being charmed with the found of a Whistle, which I met by the way, in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered, and gave all my money for it.

2. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house much pleafed with my Whiftle; but difturbing all the

family. My brothers and fifters, and coufias, underftanding the bargain I had made, told me, I had given four times as much for it, as it was worth.

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3. This put me in mind of what good things I might have bought with the reft of the money, And they laughed at me fo much for my folly that I cried with vexation; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the Whiftle gave me pleafure.

4. This, however, was afterwards of ufe to me; the impreffion continued on iny mind, fo that often when I was tempted to buy fome unneceffary thing, I faid to myself, Don't give too much for the Whistle. And fo I faved my

money.

5. As I grew up and came into the world, and obferved the actions of men, I thought I met with many, very mas who grave too much for the Whistle.

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6. When I faw one too ambitious of court favors, facri ficing his time in attendance at levees, his repofe, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have faid to my felf, This man gives too much for bis Whistle.

7. When I faw another fond of popularity, conftantly employing him felf in political buftles, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, He pays indeed, faid I, too much for bis Wbistle.

8. If I knew a mifer, who gave up every kind of com fortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the efteem of his fellow citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship for the fake of accumulating wealth, Poor many fald I, you do indeed pay too much for the Whistle.

9. When I meet with a man of pleasure, facrificing every laudable improvement of the mind, or of his fortune to mere corporeal fenfations, and ruining his health in the purfuit; Miftaken man fays I, you are providing pain for yourself instead pleafure; you give too much for your: Whistle:

10. If I fee one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine houfes, fine equipage, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prifon; Alas! fay Is be bas paid dear, very dear for bis Whistle.

11. In fhort. I conceived that great part of the miferies of mankind were brought upon them by the falfe eftimates

they had made of the value of things, and by their giving too much for their Whistles:

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4 HISTORY OF POCAHONTAS."

ERHAPS they, who are not particularly acquainted with the hiftory of Virginia, may be ignorant that Pocahontas was the protectrefs of the Englifh, and often fcreened them from the cruelty of her father.

2. She was but twelve years old, when Captain Smith, the braveft, the moft intelligent, and the moft huniane of the firft colonifts, fell into the hands of the favages.-He already understood their language, had traded with them feveral times, and often appealed the quarrels between the Europeans and them. Often had he been obliged alfo to fight them, and to punish their perfidy.

3. At length however, under the pretext of commerce, he was drawn into an ambush, and the only two companions who accompanied him fell before his eyes; but though alone; by his dexterity he extricated himfelf from the troop which furrounded him, until, unfortunately, imagining he could fave himself, by creffing a morafs, he stuck faft, fo that the favages against whom he had no means of defending himself, at last took and bound him, and conducted him to Powhatan.

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4. The king was fo proud of having Captain Smith in his power, that he fent him in triumph to all the tributary princes, and ordered that he fhould be fplendidly treated, till he returned to fuffer that death which was prepared for

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5. The fatal moment at laft arrived. Captain Smitha was laid upon the hearth of the favage king, and his hea placed upon a large ftone to receive the ftroke of death; when Pocahontas, the youngest and darling daughter of Powhatan, threw herself upon his body, clafped him in her arms, and declared, that if the cruel fentence was executed, the first blow thould tall on her.

6. All favages (abfolute fovereigns and tyrants not excepted) are invariably more affected by the tears of infancy, than the voice of humanity. Powhatan could not refift the tears and prayers of his daughter.

Captain Smith obtained his life on condition of paying for his ransom a certain quantity of muskets, powder, and

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