language made it impoffible to at- 

 tempt it. One of thefe women appear- 

 ed to be young, and very handfome 

 for an Indian ; the other old, and 

 as frightful as it is poffible to con- 

 ceive any thing in human fhape to be. 

 Having (tared at me fome little time, 

 they both went out ; and I, without 

 farther ceremony, fat me down by the 

 fire to warm myfelf, and dry the rags I 

 wore. Yet I cannot fay my iituation 

 was very eafy, as I expected every in- 

 ftant to fee two or three men come in 

 and thruft me out, if they did not deal 

 with me in a rougher manner. 



Soon after the two women came in 

 again, having, as I fuppofed, conferred 

 with the Indhn, our conductor ; and ap- 

 pearing to be in great good humour, 

 began to chatter and laugh immoderate- 

 ly. Perceiving the wet arid cold condi- 

 tion I was in, they feemed to have com- 

 pailion on me 3 andthe old woman went 



out 



