A large collar of wampum[5] was put round my neck, and another suspended on my breast.

Both my arms were decorated with large bands of silver above the elbow, besides several smaller ones on the wrists; and my legs were covered with _mitasses_, a kind of hose, made, as is the favourite fashion, of scarlet cloth.

Over all I was to wear a scarlet blanket or mantle, and on my head a large bunch of feathers.

I parted, not without some regret, with the long hair which was natural to it, and which I fancied to be ornamental; but the ladies of the family, and of the village in general, appeared to think my person improved, and now condescended to call me handsome, even among Indians." [Footnote 5: Shell beads.] He then went away to live with his protectors, and with them passed a by no means unhappy autumn, winter, and spring, hunting and fishing.
Here are some of his adventures at this period.
"To kill beaver, we used to go several miles up the rivers, before the approach of night, and after the dusk came on, suffer the canoe to drift gently down the current, without noise.

The beavers, in this part of the evening, come abroad to procure food, or materials for repairing their habitations, and as they are not alarmed by the canoe, they often pass it within gunshot.
"On entering the River Aux Sables, Wawatam took a dog, tied its feet together, and threw it into the stream, uttering, at the same time, a long prayer, which he addressed to the Great Spirit, supplicating his blessing on the chase, and his aid in the support of the family, through the dangers of a long winter.