It Was Hard For Me To Defend Myselfe Against Any Encounter, Being So
Laden With Riches.
Then my father made a speech shewing many demonstrations
of vallor, broak a kettle full of Cagamite [Footnote:
Cagamite, Cagaimtie,
Sagamite, a mush made of pounded Indian corn boiled with bits of meat or
fish.] with a hattchett So they sung, as is their usual coustom. They weare
waited on by a sort of yong men, bringing downe dishes of meate of
Oriniacke, [Footnote: Oriniacke, Auriniacks, horiniac, the moose, the
largest species of deer. Called by the French writers - Sagard-Theodat, La
Hontan, and Charlevoix - Eslan, Orinal, or Orignal.] of Castors, and of
red deer mingled with some flowers. The order of makeing was thus: the
corne being dried between 2 stones into powder, being very thick, putt it
into a kettle full of watter, then a quantity of Bear's grease. This
banquett being over, they cryed to me Shagon, Orimha, that is, be hearty,
stone or ledd. Every one withdrew into his quarters, and so did I.
But to the purpose of my history. As I went to the fields once, where I
mett with 3 of my acquaintance, who had a designe for to hunt a great way
off, they desired me to goe along. I lett them know in Huron language (for
that I knew better then that of the Iroquoits) I was content, desiring them
to stay till I acquainted my mother. One of them came along with mee, and
gott leave for me of my kindred.
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