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thought myself settled for the night, and there- 

 fore ate my supper, sitting in my hammock, 

 which was slung between two trees, with the 

 plate upon one of the trunks ; having finished, 

 I took my segar, and sat down close to the fire ; 

 the guide lighted his pipe, and placed himself 

 on the opposite side, that we might have a talk 

 about our proceedings for the morrow. I re- 

 turned to my hammock about ten o'clock, but 

 found the air very sharp, and consequently laid 

 down under the lee of the fire, upon a hide, of 

 which we had two for covering the loads in case 

 of rain. 



This was to me a new scene. When I thought 

 of the complete change of habits which this kind 

 of life required, and how entirely different it 

 was from any thing in England, I may almost 

 say in Europe, — when I looked round, and saw 

 our several fires, for the cold air had, by this 

 time, obliged each person to have his own ; the 

 men all asleep, our pack-saddles, trunks, and 

 other parts of our baggage scattered about, as it 

 was taken from the horses, — when I heard the 

 running of the water, and che rustling of the 

 trees ; and, when I considered, that I was en- 

 tering among a people with whose habits I was 

 little acquainted, whose feelings towards my 

 countrymen I was ignorant of, — I felt a kiad 

 of damp ; but this was soon removed, by think- 

 ing of the pleasure of return, and of the accom- 



