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conduct me the folowing spring to the Great Water. Accor. 
dingly when'the snows were melted, and the weather was 
settled, we proceeded eastward, and, after several days 
journey, I at length saw the Great Water, which filled me 
with such joy and admiration that I could not speak, Night 
drawing on, we took up.our ledging-ona high bank above 
the water, which was sorely vexed ‘by the wind, and made 
so great a noise that I could not sleep. Next day the ebbing 
and flowing of the water filled me with great apprehension ; 
but my companion qnieted my fears, by assuring me that the 
water observed certain bounds both in advancing and retiring. 
Having satisfied onr curiosity in viewing tho great water, we 
turned to. the village of the Abenaquis, where 1 continued 
the following winter ; and after the snows were melted, my 
companion and I went and viewed the great fall of the river 
St. Lawrence at Niagara, which was distant from the village 
several days jonrney. The view of this great fall at first made 
‘may hair stand on end, and my heart almost leap out of its 
place ; but afterwards, before I left it, had the courage'to 
walk underit. ‘Next day we took the shortest road to the 
Ohio, and my companion and I cutting down a >tree on the 
banks of the river, we formed it into a pettiaugre, which 
served to conduct me down the Ohio and the Mississipi, after 
which, with much difficulty, I went up our small river; and 
at length arrived safe among my relations, who were rejoiced 
to see mein good health,” 
** This journey, instead of satisfying, only served to excite 
my curiosity. Our old men, for several years, had told me 
that the antient speech informed them that the Red Men of 
the north came originally much higher and much farther 
than the source of the river Missouri ; andas I had longed 
to see, with my own eyes the land from whence our first 
fathers came, 1 took my precautions for my journey west. 
wards, Having provided a small quantity of corn, I pror 
ceeded up along the eastern bank of the river Mississipi, till 
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