3 6 The ( Di/lreJfes and dcketftum 

 a String of Berries, bidding me count them, 

 I did fo, till I came to two hundred and 

 four ) then he faid, fo many Moons had he 

 been blind, that is, fifteen Years nine Months. 

 One of his Sons being fick, Richard Banifter 

 let him blood at the Father's Requeft, which 

 fo much obliged the old Man, that he did 

 not fend us away empty of fuch Provifions 

 as he had j and at our parting, which was 

 the next Morning, he ordered a Bgy to 

 bring us on our Way, with a ftrid: Charge 

 not to leave us till the Sun was in the Me- 

 ridian, which the Boy punctually obeyed; 

 and then took his Leave of us with one 

 Knee on the Ground, and clapping his 

 Hands, which is the Indian Manner of bid- 

 ding %ewel. 



After this, we made what'hafte we 

 could towards the next Mountains we were 

 to pafs over, and had not gone far before 

 we. law two or three Ranges, and therein 

 feverai Indians, Men, and Women, of whom 

 we delired Leave to ftay there that Night, 

 to which they readily confcnted, bringing 

 us a Matt to lye on. One of the Men 

 flic wed me a Lump of Gold, asking, if I 



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