126 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



time when he should cease to expect any 

 relief from the Indians, and had repeatedly 

 said that if they did not arrive by that day, 

 he should not survive. 



Peltier had endeared himself to each of 

 us by his cheerfulness, his unceasing actiyjtv^, 

 and affectionate care and attentions, ever 

 since our~arrival at this place. He had 

 nursed Adam with the tenderest solicitude 

 the whole time. Poor Samandre was will- 

 ing to have taken his share in the labours 

 of the party, had he not been wholly inca- 

 pacitated by his weakness and low spirits. 

 The severe shock occasioned by the sudden 

 dissolution of our two companions rendered 

 us very melancholy. Adam became low 

 and despondent, a change which we lamented 

 the more, as we had perceived he had been 

 gaining strength and spirits for the two pre- 

 ceding days. I was particularly distressed 

 by the thought that the labour of collecting 

 wood must now devolve upon Dr. Richard- 

 son and Hepburn, and that my debility 

 would disable me from affording them any 

 material assistance ; indeed both of them 



