however absurd these may appear to us it is certain that ours seem no less so to them. There are now Nascapees along this coast who have not only their wives Daughters but their own for wives and laugh at his reverence the Priest into the Bargain.

Some years ago a Priest wishing to explain to one of those Indians the principles of his religion among other important Tenets told him that in the God Head there were three different Persons the Father the Son & the Holy Ghost and yet that these three different Persons were in reality the same and made but one. The Indian struck with this seeming Paradox begged the reverend father to explain his meaning more clearly for he could not conceive how the son could be as old as his father. The Priest unprepared to answer so unexpected an objection more satisfactorily said it was a mystery in his Religion which he was bound to believe without thoroughly understanding. Well then replied this man of nature since you have not sense enough to explain the Doctrine you advance I shall offer you my opinion on it on which folding the skirt of his Capot in three he said

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