4 4 %"he T>ijtrejfes and Adventures 

 at laft accompliftied it by fcrambling on 

 our Hands and Knees. The Indians (for 

 there were feveral here) who faw us per- 

 form this Feat, were much furprized, and 

 inqir:ed what we were, and from whence 

 we came ; I told them we were Englijhmen, 

 and came from St. Peter's So/io, and were 

 going to Waltemaft) begging them to give 

 us a little Water, and Leave to ftay there all 

 Night. Immediately, one of 'em brought 

 us a Calabafli full of Milk, and Tigers Skins 

 to lye on ; faying, that in the Morning, he 

 would fliew us the Way to an Indian Town, 

 This Man had a Child that was burften- 

 bellied, which I undertook to cure, and ac- 

 cordingly made a Trufs of Cane, and fuch 

 Things as I could get, fitting and fixing it 

 on the Child, fo as I hoped might prove ef- 

 fectual. This fo well pleafed the Father, 

 that -he killed a Fowl, and drefs'd it for our 

 Supper, and as a farther Mark of his Grati- 

 tude gave me a Knife, which ever after 

 proved of great Service to us, and is what I 

 have ftill by me, 



In the Morning, he put us in our Way 

 to the Indian Town as he had promifed, and 



told 



