62 THE SETTLEMENT AND ITS INHABITANTS. [169I. 



the Flute, or sung, or cliatter'd freely with his Friends. He 

 was the Only Man of the Company that smoak'd Tobacco : 

 He was also a Mariner. When his Tobacco was gone he 

 smoak'd Leaves. 



The next Cabljin to the Isle on the Eight-hand towards 

 the Sea, was Mr. de la Hayes. He was a Silversmith, and 

 had built a Forge, so that he was oblig'd to make his House 

 a little bigger than the rest. La Hayc was always singing of 

 Psalms, whether he was at work or walking. 



The Cabbins were ten or twelve Foot square, some more 

 some less, according to the Fansie of the Builder. The Walls 

 were made of tlie Trunks of Plantanes/ and the broad Leaves 

 of the same Tree serv'd to cover them. The Dotts about 

 every Cabbin shew where the Pallisado's stood, which en- 

 clos'd our Gardens. The Doors are also mark'd by the void 

 Spaces. 



The Plan shews at what distance these Hutts {maison- 

 ettes) were one from the other. 



Near poor la Hayc's, on the same side of the Ptiver, and 

 not far from the Water, was the StacU-House [Hotel-de- 

 mlle), or, if you please, the Place of Eendezvous for our 

 Republick, whose chief Councils concern'd the Affairs of 

 the Kitchen. This Edifice was about twice as big as the 

 others, and Bohert Anselin lay in it. 'Twas there we 

 prepar'd the Sawces for our Dishes, but we eat under a 

 tall and great Tree, on the Bank of the Pdvulet, over- 

 against the Door of that Cabbin. This Tree afforded us 

 a very fine Shade, and defended us from the burning 

 Ptays of the Sun. 'Twas in the Trunk of this Tree, which 

 was very hard, that we cut a sort of a Nich, to leave there 

 the IMemorial and INIonuments, of which I shall speak 

 hereafter. On the other side of the Water, opposite to the 

 Common Hcdl (Hotel) was the Common Garden: 'Twas 

 fifty or sixty Foot Square, and the Pallisado's that encom- 

 ^ Palm-trees ; see infra, note ou p. 63. 



