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Chapter 28
MaguahadoftenheardthefameofthiswiseandjustDelaware;areputationthatevenproceededsofarastobestowonhimtheraregiftofholdingsecretcommunionwiththeGreatSpirit,andwhichhassincetransmittedhisname,withsomeslightalteration,tothewhiteusurpersofhisancientterritory,astheimaginarytutelarsaintofavastempire.TheHuronchief,therefore,steppedeagerlyoutalittlefromthethrong,toaspotwhencehemightcatchanearerglimpseofthefeaturesoftheman,whosedecisionwaslikelytoproducesodeepaninfluenceonhisownfortunes.
Theeyesoftheoldmanwereclosed,asthoughtheorganswereweariedwithhavingsolongwitnessedtheselfishworkingsofthehumanpassions.Thecolorofhisskindifferedfromthatofmostaroundhim,beingricheranddarker,thelatterhuehavingbeenproducedbycertaindelicateandmazylinesofcomplicatedandyetbeautifulfigures,whichhadbeentracedovermostofhispersonbytheoperationoftattooing.NotwithstandingthepositionoftheHuron,hepassedtheobservantandsilentMaguawithoutnotice,andleaningonhistwovenerablesupportersproceededtothehighplaceofthemultitude,whereheseatedhimselfinthecentreofhisnation,withthedignityofamonarchandtheairofafather.
Nothingcouldsurpassthereverenceandaffectionwithwhichthisunexpectedvisitfromonewhobelongedrathertoanotherworldthantothis,wasreceivedbyhispeople
