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then returned into the wood, and fat myfelf 

 down upon the root of a tree, having eat 

 nothing the whole day but the ftem of 

 a plant which refembles that of an arti- 

 choke, which is of a juicy confidence, 

 and acid tafte. Quite worn out with fa- 

 tigue, I foon fell afleep ; and awaking 

 before day, I thought I heard fome 

 voices at no great diftance from rne. 

 As the day appeared, looking further in- 

 to the wood, I perceived a wigwam, and 

 immediately made towards it ; but the 

 reception I met with was not at all agree- 

 able ; for Hooping to get into it, I pre- 

 fently received two or three kicks in my 

 face, and at the fame time heard the 

 found of voices feemingly in anger ; 

 which made rne retire, and wait at the 

 foot of a tree, where I remained till an 

 old woman peeped out, and made ngns 

 to me to draw near. I obeyed very rea- 

 dily, and went into the wigwam : in it 

 were three men and two women ; one 



