We denominate these Feasts, & from their own Term it would seem they so mean; but I consider this again as a premature interpretation which I have not leisure to explain: I consider them rather as _sacrifices_--indeed they may perhaps rather be esteemed as partaking of both. I have somewhere above said that they are _obliged_ to make an annual sacrifice to some of their Gods as the non-performance passes not off with impunity--these therefore are obligatory, or compulsory sacrifices; but besides these they also have Free-will sacrifices. These Feasts or sacrifices are not _universally_ of (55) of _Flesh_:--they have them of Flesh, Grease, dried berries, rum, &c. &c. and few of these Feasts are made without _the one who makes it_ offers a certain (very small, only a few mouths- ful) to _him_ whom it is in honor of, or intended for, which he most commonly puts into the fire, _in_ or on, the Ground. Some of them are very grand & ceremonius:--the _tit_ bits of the animal only, as the head, heart, & liver, tongue, & paws when of a Bear: It is only the Great men that are allowed to eat of these: Others again, besides the above, the brisket, rump & ribbs; & very seldom a woman is allowed to partake of them, parti- cularly if it is _un festin à tout manger_, i. e. to eat the whole; tho' there may be sufficient for 2 or 3 times the number of Guests, all must be eaten before day; tho' in certain cases the Feaster is obliged, & commonly does, take part back, providing a knife, a bit of tobacco, or something else attend with the dish. In these great Feasts the feaster makes one or several Speeches before _we_ begin to eat, & one again after all is done, & sometimes sings, beats the drum & speeches during the whole time of the feast, never partaking of a morsel himself. At Some of them there is dancing to be performed: I happened to be called to one of these many years ago --it was the principal parts of a bear; & the Paunch had been filled with the liver, heart & fat with blood, minced, & much resembling that dish the Scotch term _haggish_: we were all very hungry & tho' we gormandized (it cannot be called _eating_) there yet remained full 2/3ds. The Feaster was uneasy & said he would have been proud had we eaten all, for in that case his Dreamed would have been propitious: we were obliged to dance also; but when I could stow no more I gave him my knife & a bit of Tobacco & walked off leaving him to settle with his God as well as he could; but indeed I was not very scrupulous then, otherwise I had most certainly avoided many of them, tho' it is oftentimes dangerous if there be not method or qualification in the refusal. Their feasts of rum are often to some one of the 4 wicked ones, praying them to be propitious & not allow themselves to be influenced by the wicked sollicitations of envious indians. Many years ago I happened to be out a hunting a few miles from the house & came unexpectedly