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Aug., De Civat. If my posterity, nevertheless, shall be of another mind, I shall be avenged on them; for they cannot care less for me than I shall then do for them. "Ne toga cordyllis, ne penula desit olivis; Et laxas scombris saepe dabo tunicas;" Martial, xiii. And though nobody should read me, have I wasted time in entertaining myself so many idle hours in so pleasing and useful thoughts?
They formed treaties of amity with their powerful but peaceable neighbors, the Choctaws, and ere long with the Chickasaws and other minor tribes, east, and below them, on the river, the Tunicas, Houmas, and others; for the country abounded with little bands, insignificant and powerless. These Indians revered, as more than mortal, their great chief, whom they called the child of the Sun.
Knowing this, he proceeded to an island opposite the village of the Tunicas, where he entrenched himself and invited a conference. Three spies were sent by the Natchez to reconnoitre; but they were baffled by Bienville with superior cunning.
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