200 Journey across this. Continent 
Natches. This man was remarkable for his solid-under- 
standing andjelevation of sentiments ; and I may justly,com- 
pare him to those first Greeks, who travelled chiefly into the 
east to-examine the manners and customs of different nations, 
and to.communicate to their fellow-citizens upon their return 
the knowledge which they had acquired. Moneacht-apé 
indeed, never executed'so noble a plan; but he had however 
conceived it, and, had spared no labour and _ pains to effec- 
tuate it. He was by the French called the Interpreter, 
vecause he understood several of the North American \an- 
guages ; but,the other name which I have mentioned was . 
given him by his own nation, and signifies. the killer of pain 
and fatigue. This name was,indeed most jnstly applicable to 
him ; for ; to satisfy his curivsity, he had. made light. of the 
most dangerous. and painful journics in which he had spent 
several years of his life. He stayed two or three days with 
me; and upon my desiring him to give mean account ofthis 
travels, he very readily. complied with my request, and spoke 
to the following effect : 
*¢ [had lost my. wife, and all the children whom I had 
by her, when [undertook my journey towards the sun-rising, 
I set out from my. village contrary. to the inclination of all 
my. relations, and went first to the Chicausaws, our friends 
and neighbours, I continued among them several days to 
ivoform myself. whether they knew whence we all came, or 
at least; whence they themselves came ; they, who were our 
elders ; since from them came the language of the country. 
As they could not inform me, 1 proceeded on my journey: 
I reached the country of the Chaouanous, and afterwards 
went up the Wabash or Ohio, almost toits source, which is 
in the country of the [roquois or Five Nations. I left them 
however towards the north ; and during the winter, which 
in that country is very severe and very long, I lived ina 
village of the Abenaquis, where I contracted an acquaintance 
With aman somewhat older than myself, who promised to 
conduct 
