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treeknots were stuck into an iron stanchion, 

 on their tables, in their houses, to light the 

 house by night ; for they had at that time 

 no candles, and they give a very great 

 light. He, after lighting this wood in the 

 frying-pan, puts the pan over his left shoul- 

 der, and carries the light behind his head : 

 he then mounts his horse; first putting 

 strong, thick sacks over the rump of the 

 horse, to prevent any fire falling down and 

 burning the animal ; and takes a soldier's 

 musket, loaded with buck-shot, in his right 

 hand. The other man follows, about se- 

 venty or one hundred yards behind, with a 

 bag of turpentine knots, to replenish the 

 fire in the frying-pan when necessary. I 

 went on horseback, close behind the man 

 with the gun. In following, you must be 

 very particular. The frying-pan must be 

 held directly straight over your left shoul- 

 der, never turning the handle one inch, 

 even to the right or left. When you look 

 before you, you must not move your head, 

 but turn your whole body on the saddle to 

 the right and left, holding the frying-pan 



