When Monsieur _Cavelier_ was seated, the Elders took their Places, sitting round about him, and the Master of the Ceremonies fix’d in the Ground two little wooden Forks, and having laid a Stick across them, all being painted red, he placed on them a Bullock’s Hide, dryed, a Goat’s Skin over that, and then laid the Pipe thereon. The Song was begun again, the Women mixing in the Chorus, and the Concert was heightned by great hollow Calabashes or Gourds, in which there were large Gravel Stones, to make a Noise, the _Indians_ striking on them by Measure, to answer the Tone of the Choir; and the pleasantest of all was, that one of the _Indians_ plac’d himself behind Monsieur _Cavelier_ to hold him up, whilst at the same Time he shook and dandled him from Side to Side, the Motion answering to the Musick. That Concert was scarce ended, when the Master of the Ceremonies brought two Maids, the one having in her Hand a Sort of Collar, and the other an Otter’s Skin, which they plac’d on the wooden Forks abovemention’d, at the Ends of the Pipe. Then he made them sit down, on each Side of Monsieur _Cavelier_, in such a Posture, that they look’d one upon the other, their Legs extended and intermix’d, on which the same Master of the Ceremonies laid Monsieur _Cavelier’s_ Legs, in such Manner, that they lay uppermost and across those of the two Maids. Whilst this Action was performing, one of the Elders made fast a dy’d Feather to the back Part of Monsieur _Cavelier’s_ Head, tying it to his Hair. The Singing still continu’d all that Time, so that Monsieur _Cavelier_ grown weary of its Tediousness, and asham’d to see himself in that Posture between two Maids, without knowing to what Purpose, made Signs to us to signify the same to the Chief, and having given him to understand, that he was not well, two of the _Indians_ immediately took hold of him under the Arms, conducted him back to the Cottage and made Signs to him to take his Rest. This was about Nine in the Evening, and the _Indians_ spent all the Night in Singing, insomuch that some of them could hold out no longer. In the Morning they return’d to Monsieur _Cavelier_, conducted him again out of the Cottage, with the same Ceremony and made him sit down, still singing on. Then the Master of the Ceremonies took the Pipe, which he fill’d with Tabacco, lighted and offered it to Monsieur _Cavelier_, but drawing back and advancing six Times before he gave it him. Having at last put it into his Hands, Monsieur _Cavelier_ made as if he had smok’d and return’d it to them. Then they made us all smoke round, and every one of them whiff’d in his Turn, the Musick still continuing. [Sidenote: Cahaynohoua _Nation_.]