Mr. WAFERS Voyages, See. 25 



credible to report the ftore of Gold which 

 is yearly waftfd down out of thefe Rivers. 



During thefe ProgreflTes I made with La- 

 centa, my four Companions ftaid behind at 

 his Seat 5 but I had by this time fo far ingratia- 

 ted my felf with Lacenta.ihzt he would never 

 go any where without me, and I plainly per- 

 ceiv'd he intended to keep me in this Country 

 all the Days of my Life 5 which raifed fome 

 anxious Thoughts in me, but I conceal' d thein 

 as well as I could. 



Pur fuing our Sport one Day, ithapnedwe 

 ftarted a Pecafy, which held the Indians and 

 their Dogs in play the greateft part of the 

 Day 5 t\\\ Lacenta was almoftfpent for want 

 of Vidtuals, and was fo troubled at his ill fuc- 

 cefs that he impatiently wifti d for fome better 

 way of managing this fort of Game. 



I now understood their Language pretytheA. 

 well, and finding w 7 hat troubled him, I took p oves fo ? 



1 • t ICtlVC to 



this opportunity to attempt the getting my depart . 

 Liberty to depart, by commending to him 

 our Englijh Dogs, and making an offer of 

 bringing him a few of them from England, 

 if he would fuffer me to go thither for a ihort 

 time. He demurr'd at this Motion a while 

 but at length he fwore by his Tooth, lay- 

 ing his Fingers on it, That I mould have 

 my Liberty, and for my fake the other four 

 with me ■♦ provided I would promife and 

 fwear by my Tooth, That I would return 

 and marry among them * for he had made me 

 a Promife of his Daughter in Marriage, but 



