near the wigwam they had made; nor did 

 they give me the lead bit of any one 

 thing to eat fince we embarked. In the 

 morning we fet off again. The weather 

 proved extremely bad the whole day. 

 We went down the river at an amazing 

 rate ; and juft before night they put 

 afhore upon a ftony beach. They haul* 

 ed the canoe up, and all difappeared in 

 a moment, and I was left quire alone : it 

 rained violently, and was very dark. I 

 thought it was as well to lay down upon 

 the beach, half fide in water, as to 

 get into a fwamp under a dropping tree. 

 In this difmal fituation I fell afleep, and 

 awaked three or four hours after in fuch 

 agonies with the cramp, that I thought I 

 muft die upon the fpot. I attempted fe- 

 veral times to raife myfelf upon my legs, 

 but could not. At laft I made fhift to 

 get upon my knees, and looking towards 

 the wood I faw a great fire at forne dif- 

 tance from me. I was a long time 



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