It  was  thiu  chat  in  the  time  of  M.  LauMn,  tha  MtaniMippi  beoaoie  the  uuturnl
lundnry  of  the  French  ntid  F.nglish  nii»on>{(>as ;  t't.  cScnoiieTo  wa«  Uie  only
■nnah  neHleiaent  «n  the  riitlit  bunk  of  the  rivnr,  all  Uic  others,  hpiog  on  lh»  left,
.■rv  uiikIs  over  (o  the  Engli.^b.     After  a  iihort  Rojourn  in  that  rillaj^e,  51  l««lcde


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themselves  on  clear  water  where  they  maj  be  perceived  hj  the  eagle  that  will  poanoe  on
them.  It  would  not  have  been  so  had  they  chosen  a  retired  spot  well  shaded  with  trees.
