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from the chapel above-meHtioned. His good-humoured little v;ife was glad 

 to see her runaway spouse returned in safety, and treated us kindly. It was 

 no small pleaswe to me, that my worthy friend found his family in good 

 health, and his affairs in good order. He came into this ramble so frankly, 

 that I should have been sorry if he had been a sufferer by it. In the gaiety 

 of our hearts we drank our bottle a little too freely, which had an unusual 

 effect on persons so long accustomed to simple element. We were both 

 of us raised out of our beds in the same manner, and near the same time, 

 which was a fair proof that people who breath the same air, and are engaged 

 in the same way of living, will be very apt to fall into the same indispositions. 

 And this may explain why distempers sometimes go round a family, without 

 any reason to believe they are infectious, according to the superstition of the 

 vulgar. 



16th. After pouring down a basin of chocolate, I wished peace to that 

 house, and departed. As long as Mr. Banister had been absent from his 

 family, he was yet so kind as to conduct me to major Mumford's, and which 

 was more, his wife very obligingly consented to it. The m.ajor seemed over- 

 joyed at his being returned safe and sound from the perils of the woods, 

 though his satisfaction had some check from the change his pretty wife had 

 suffered in her complexion. The vermilion of her cheeks had given place a 

 little to the saffron, by means of a small tincture of the yellow jaundice. I 

 was sorry to see so fair a flower thus faded, and recommended the best re- 

 medy I could think of After a refreshment of about an hour, we went on to 

 Col. Boiling's, who was so gracious as to send us an invitation. As much in 

 haste as I was to return to my family, I spent an hour or two at that place, 

 but could by no means be persuaded to stay dinner, nor could even madam 

 de Graffenriedt's smiles on one side of her face shake my resolution. From 

 thence we proceeded to Col. Mmnford's, who seemed to have taken a new 

 lease, were any dependence to be upon looks, or any indulgence allowed to 

 the wishes of his friends. An honester a man, a fairer trader, or a kinder 

 friend, this country never produced : God send any of his sons may have the 

 grace to take after him. We took a running repast with this good man, 

 and then bidding adieu both to him and Mr. Banister, I mounted once more, 

 and obstinately pursued my journey home, though the clouds threatened, and 

 the heavens looked very lowering. I had not passed the court-house before it 

 began to pour down Uke a spout upon me. Nevertheless, I pushed forward 

 with vigour, and got dripping wet before I could reach Merchant's Hope Point. 

 My boat was there luckily waiting for me, and wafted me safe over. And 

 the joy of meeting my family in health made me in a moment forget all the 

 fatigues of the journey, as much as if I had been husquenawed. However, 

 the good Providence that attended me, and my whole company, will I hope 

 stiok fast in my memory, and make me everlastingly thankful. 



A list of our Company of all sorts. 



Myself, Thomas Wilson, Lawson, 



Major Mayo, Joseph Colson, Three Indians, 



Major Mumford, Harry Morris, Tiiree negroes, 



Mr. Banister, Bobert Boiling, Twenty horses, 



Mr. Jones, Thomas Hooper, Four dogs, 



