the Complement of an Invitation. The Tent is pitched like that of the Nascapees on such occasions. The men and women sit and Dance on opposite sides the Great man sings & beats the Drum which, when he feels tired, he hands to the next in rank & quality and every one of the Company utters a groan by way of thanks for the favour conferred on them. [A]ll this time the Clerk or Hogima is treated with all possible civility and respect being seated in the center of the Tent on a chair with a Table covered with the choicest viands nicely cooked before him and the Chief on his right doing the honours of the Table with Adam's knives & forks – while the pipe and Bottle pass briskly round the circle and convivial conversation begins to be pretty clamorous[.] As soon as decency will permit and the Canadian Chief has regaled all his senses with the scene before him he retires honored by a Volley of fire arms and the thanks of the Company expressed by a heavy groan all round.

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