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Dectmber. 
A JOURNEY TO THE 
fatisfied, that, in the Summer, when the berries 
are ripe, it will gorge to fuch a degree, that it fre- 
quently, and even daily, vomits up great quan- 
tities of new-{wallowed fruit, before it has un- 
dergone any change in the ftomach, and im- 
mediately renews its repaft with as much eager- 
nefs as before. 
Notwithftanding the Northern Indians are at 
times fo voracious, yet they bear hunger with a 
degree of fortitude which, as Mr. Ellis juitly ob- 
ferves of the Southern Indians, “is much eafier 
“* to admire, than toimitate.”” Ihave more than 
once feen the Northern Indians, at the end of 
three or four days fafting, as merry and jocofe on 
the fubject, as if they had voluntarily impofed it 
on themfelves; and would afk each other in the 
plaineft terms, and in the merrieft mood, If they 
had any inclination for an intrigue with a ftrange 
woman? I muft acknowledge that examples of 
this kind were of infinite fervice to me, as they 
tended to keep up my fpirits on thofe occafions 
with a degree of fortitude that would have been 
impoflible for me to have done had the Indians 
behaved in a contrary manner, and exprefled 
any apprehenfion of ftarving. 
Early in the morning of the thirty-firft, we con- 
tinued our journey, and walked about fourteen 
miles to the Weftward on Ifland Lake, where we 
fixed our refidence; but Matonabbee was at this 
time fo ill as to be obliged to be hauled ona 
fledge the whole day. ‘The next morning, how- 
. ever, 
