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handful of bushes to brush them from my 

 body. 



" The second night I reached Cushakim; 

 next day came to Newcomer's town, where 

 I got about seven rasberries, which were the 

 first thing I ate from the morning in which 

 the Indians had taken me to burn me until 

 this time, which was now about three o'clock 

 the fourth day. I felt hunger very little, but 

 was extremely weak : I swam Muskingum 

 river at Oldcomer's town, the river being 

 about two hundred yards wide. Having 

 reached the bank, I sat down, looked back ; 

 and thought I had a start of the Indians, if 

 any should pursue. That evening I tra- 

 velled about five miles ; next day came to 

 Stillwater, a small river, in a branch of 

 which I got two small cray-fish to eat. 

 Next night I lay within five miles of Wheel- 

 ing ; but had not slept a wink during this 

 whole time, being rendered impossible by the 

 musketoes, which it was my constant employ- 

 ment to brush away. Next day came to 

 Wheeling, and saw a man on the island in 



