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« is evident, as fhe had a fmall fock of provi-«fions by her when the was difcovered; and was in good health and condition, and I think " one of the fineft women, of a real Indian, that « I have feen in any part of North America. « The methods practifed by this poor crea-« ture to procure a livelihood were truly ad- " mirable, and are great proofs that neceflity «is the real mother of invention. When the " few deer finews, that fhe had an opportuni-«ty of taking with her, were all expended in « making fares, and fewing her clothing, fhe « had nothing to fupply their place but the "finews of the rabbits' legs and feet. Thefe « the twifted together for that purpofe with " great dexterity and fuccefs. The rabbits, " Sc. which fhe caught in thofe fnares, not " only furnifhed her with a comfortable fub- " fiftence; but of the fkins fhe made a fuit of " neat and warm clothing for the Winter. It « is fcarcely poffible to conceive that a perfon « in her forlorn fituation could be fo compofed " as to be capable of contriving or executing "any thing that was not abfolutely neceflary « to Juvenile Letters. 97 # to her exiftence; but there were fufficient "proofs that the had extended her care much # farther, as all her clothing, befide being cal- " culated for real fervice, fhowed great tafte, « and exhibited no little variety of ornament. "The materials, though rude, were very curiouf- "ly wrought, and fo judicioufly placed, as « to make the whole of her garb have a very "pleafing though rather romantic appearance. " Her leifare hours from hunting had been « employed in twilting the inner rind or bark «of willows into fmall lines like net twine; « of which fhe had fome hundred fathoms by « her. With this he intended to make a fith-#ing-net as foon as the Spring advanced. « Five or fix inches of an iron hoop, made " into a knife, and the fhank of an arrow head « of iron, which ferved her as an awl, were « all the metals this poor woman had with her "when the eloped; and with thefe implements " fhe had made herfelf complete fnow-fhoes, " and feveral other ufeful articles. « Her method of making a fire was equally "fingular and curious, having no other materi T 6 als