at an Angler that had taken a great many Shapes of Fishes, which lay flouncing up and down by him.

I should have told you, that this Indian had been formerly married to one of the greatest Beauties of his Country, by whom he had had feveral Children. This Couple were fo famous for their Conftancy to each other, that the Indians to this Day, when they give a married Man Joy of his Wife, wifh that they may live together like Marraton and Yaratilda,

Marraton had not long stood by the Fisherman, when he faw the Shadow of his beloved Yaratilda, who had for fome Time fixed her Eye upon him, before he discovered her: Her Arms were stretched out towards him, Floods of Tears ran down her Eyes; her Looks, her Hands, her Voice, called him over to her, and at the fame Time feemed to tell him, that the River was unpaffable,

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Who can defcribe the Paffion made up of the Joy, Sorrow, Love, Aftonishment, that rofe in the Bofom of the Indian on Sight of his dear Yaratilda! He could express it by nothing but his Tears, which ran like a River down his Cheeks as he looked upon her. He had not stood in this Pofture long, before he plunged into the Stream that lay before him; and, finding it to be nothing but the Phantom of a River, ftalked on the Bottom of it, till he arofe on the other Side, At his Approach Yaratilda flew to his Arms. O whilft Marraton wished himself difencumbered

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of that Body, which kept her from his Embraces.

After many Queftions and Endearments on both Sides, the conducted him to a Bower, which the had dreffed with her own Hands, with all the Ornaments that could be met with in those blooming Regions. She had made it gay beyond Imagination, and was every Day adding fomething new to it. As Marraton ftood aftonished at the unspeakable Beauty of her Habitation, and ravished with the Fragrancy that came from every Part of it, Yaratilda told him, that she was preparing this Bower for his Reception, as well knowing, that his Piety to his God, and his faithful Dealings towards Men, would certainly bring him to that happy Place, whenever his Life fhould be at an End. She then brought two of her Children to him, who died fome Years before, and refided with her in the fame delightful Bower, advifing him to breed up thofe others, which were ftill with him, in fuch a Manner, that they might hereafter all of them meet together in this happy Place.

The Tradition tells us further, that he had afterwards a Sight of those difmal Habita

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tions, which are the Portion of bad Men after Death; and mentions feveral molten Seas of Gold, in which were plunged the Souls of barbarous Europeans, who put to the Sword fo many Thousands of poor Indians for the Sake of that precious Metal.

OBSERVATION S.

THE whole Affembly was mighty well pleased with this Story, and their Governess took Occafion to remind them, that they ought to be very cautious, in both hearing and reading Stories of this Kind, and not to look on them as Realities, but as Matters of Amusement, which, if properly digefted, could not fail of the most falutary Effects. The State of good and bad People hereafter is far beyond the keenest and most penetrating Idea to conceive, much lefs to defcribe.

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HE little Affembly were fo taken up with their various Opinions on their laft Night's Entertainment, that, when they

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met this Evening to their great Confterna tion, they found they had appointed no one Speaker for the Night. A knotty Point of Law, started at the Bar of any of our Courts of Judicature, could not have occafioned more Pleadings, than did this unfortunate Miftake, among them. However, not being able to fettle it themfelves, they agreed at laft to appeal to a higher power; accordingly their Governefs pitched on Mifs Deborah Mindful, who, without the leaft Hefitation, obeying her Governefs, rofe up, and thus addressed herfelf to the Affembly.

My dear little Schoolfellows,

I am happy to fee Matters thus amicably, adjusted, and though I am badly prepared for the Tafk thrown on me, yet as it has fallen to my Lot, I will execute it to the best of my Abilities. I am going to give you the Hif tory of two young Ladies, whofe Conduct are too much open to Cenfure, and from which, I doubt not, you will draw fome useful Leffons of Prudence and Moderation, juft as Bees are faid to extract Honey from the moft poisonous Herbs,

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