LAWSON'S HISTORY 47 



after. This story the Englishman, his son-in-law, 

 affirmed to me. 



The old man staid with us about two hours, 

 and told us we were welcome to stay there all 

 night, and take what his cabin afforded; then 

 leaving us, went into the woods to some hunting 

 quarter not far off. 



The next morning early we pursued our voy- 

 age, finding the land to improve itself in pleas- 

 antness and richness of soil. When we had gone 

 about ten miles one of our company tired, being 

 not able to travel any farther; so we went for- 

 ward, leaving the poor dejected traveler with tears 

 in his eyes, to return to Charlestown, and travel 

 back again over so much bad way, we having 

 passed through the worst of our journey, the land 

 here being high and dry, very few swamps and 

 those dry and a little way through. We traveled 

 about twenty miles, lying near a savanna that was 

 overflown with water ; where we was very short 

 of victuals, but finding the woods newly burnt, and 

 on fire in many places, which gave us great hopes 

 that Indians were not far off. 



Next morning, very early, we waded through the 

 Savanna, the path lying there ; and about ten o' 

 clock came to a hunting quarter of a great many 

 Santees. They made us all welcome, showing a 

 great deal of joy at our coming, giving us barbe- 

 cued turkeys, bear's oil and venison. 



Here we hired Santee Jack, (a good hunter, and 

 a well humored fellow) to be our pilot to the Con- 





