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now become quite indifferent to me 

 which way I went, whether to the north- 

 ward or fouthward, Ib that they would 

 but take me with them, and give me 

 fomething to eat. However, to make 

 them comprehend me, I pointed firft to 

 the fouthward, and after to the lake, and 

 I foon underftood they were going to the 

 northward. They all went out together, 

 excepting the fick Indian, and took up 

 the plank of the canoe, which lay near 

 the wigwam, and carried it upon the 

 beach, and prefently put it together ; and 

 getting every thing into it, they put me 

 to the oar. We rowed acrofs the lake 

 to the mouth of a very rapid river, where 

 we put afliore for that night, not daring 

 to get any way down in the dark ; as it 

 required the greateft fkill, even in the 

 day, to avoid running foul of the fiumps 

 and roots of trees, of which this river 

 was full. I puffed a melancholy night, 

 as they would not fuffer me to come 



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