that she has been orderly - there are
too many proofs that this is only a preten
ded shyness, yet being santioned & esta
blished by custom it is productive of se
rious Evils - The Indians appear to be as
well calculated and to possess talents for so
cial and rational enjoyment as
any people, but custom putting a nega
tive on an open friendly acquaintance
of the sexes, the natural tendency whereof
would be the improvement of their mind
and a knowledge of the good qualities one
of the other, with the undesigned pro
duction in many instances of permanent
attachments -they enter into Marie-
age very early before their judgment
in ripe for the choice, without affec
tion & without a knowledge of each
others dispositions - the consequence
of which is that separations often
take place, so that there are many
instances now here of Men who have
turned off several wives, and of women
who have discarded as many hus
bands - there on both sides marry
again (in a clandeitine ways to others