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Rh fome acrimony: " No,, I am a true "man; I fhoot the arrow up to the Great "Captain every new moon: depend upon it, "I will trample down the briars round your "dwelling, that you do not hurt your feet." now retired, bowing a grateful ac knowledgment, and leaving the favages to in dulge their feftivity, who pafTed the night in the moft vociferous mirth.

Mrs. KITTLE, with a fort of exultation, re lated the fubjecl: of their conference to her huf- band, who had abfented himfelf on their fidl appearance, having formed fome fufpicion of the fmcerity of their friendship, and not being willing to be duped by their diflimulation. "And now," added MARIA fmiling, " our "fears may again fubfide: Oh my dear! my "happinefs is trebled into rapture, by feeing "you and my fweet babes out of danger." He only fighed, and reaching his arm round her polifhed neck, prefled her to his bofom. After a fhort paufe, *' My love," faid he, <4 be not "too confident of their fidelity; you furely "know what a fmall dependence is to be placed "on their promifes: however, to appear fufpicious might be fuddenly fatal to is; we