NORTHERN OCEAN. 
this addition to my burthen was very confidera- 
ble. My load, however cumberfome and heavy, 
was yet very bearable; but, after I had carried it 
feveral weeks, it proved of no fervice ; for we 
had not any women properly belonging to our 
company, confequently had not any perfon to 
drefs them; and fo uncivil were the other Indi- 
ans, that they would neither exchange them for 
others of an inferior quality already drefled, nor 
permit their women to drefs them for us, under 
pretence that they were always employed in the 
like duty for themfelves and families, which was 
by no means the cafe; for many of them had 
fufficient time to have done every little fervice of 
that kind that we could have required of them. 
The truth was, they were too well informed of 
my poverty to do any acts of generofity, as they 
well knew I had it not then in my power to re- 
ward them for their trouble. I never faw a fet 
of people that poflefled fo little humanity, or that 
could view the diftrefles of their fellow-creatures 
with fo little feeling and unconcern; for though 
they feem to have a great affection for their wives 
the diftrefs of every other perfon who is not im- 
mediately related to them. 
This behaviour of the. Indians made our fitua- 
tion very difagreeable; for as the fall advanced, 
we began to feel the cold very feverely for want 
of proper clothing. We fuffered alfo greatly 
from the inclemency of the weather, as we had no 
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and children, yet they will Jaugh at and ridicule - 
Le 
1770. 
eptember. 
