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fore, being as ingenious at picking of pockets as 

 any, I believe, the world affords — -for tliey will 

 steal with, their feet. 



Yesterday, one of our company, not walking so 

 fast as the rest, was left behind. He being out of 

 sight before we missed him, and not coming up to 

 us, though we staid a considerable time on the 

 road for him, we stuck up sticks in the ground, 

 and left other tokens to direct him which way 

 we were gone ; but he came not to us that night, 

 which gave us occasion to fear some of the heath- 

 .en had killed him for his clothes, or the savage 

 beasts had devoured him in the wilderness, he 

 having nothing about him to strike fire withal. ' 

 As we were debating which way we should send 

 to know what was become of him, he overtook 

 us, having a Waxsaw Indian for his guide. He 

 told us he had missed the path and got to anoth- 

 er nation of Indians but three miles off, who at 

 that time held great feasting. They had enter- 

 tained him very respectfully, and sent that Indi- 

 an to invite us amongst them, wondering that we 

 would not take up our quarters with them, but 

 make our abode with such a poor sort of Indians, 

 that were not capable of entertaining us accord- 

 ing to our deserts. We received the messenger 

 with a great many ceremonies acceptable to those 

 sort of creatures. 



Bidding our Wateree king adieu, we set forth 

 towards the Wa^saws, going along cleared ground 

 all the way. Upon our arrival, we were led into 



