68 77)e c I)i(lreJfes and Adventures 

 us three Plantains, defiring to know of 

 what Nation we were. The Me/lie faid, that 

 a White Man, fomething like us, whofe 

 Name was / 7 7///W, had lived with her a long 

 while, but that he was now dead; he was, 

 I believe, a Frenchman. At Night came 

 ibme Indian Men bringing with them a 

 wild Cow, which they kill'd, and gave us 

 ibme of the Flefh, bidding us drefs it after 

 our own Way ; we did fo, and found it of 

 greater Nourifhment than any thing we had 

 hitherto tailed in theCountry. Thefe Indians 

 are very expert at catching of wild Beafts, 

 and when they go upon fuch Expeditions, are 

 commonly on Horfeback ; every one has a 

 long Slip of Hide in his Hand, one End of 

 which is fallen 'd about the Body of his 

 Horfe, and when he has pitched upon the 

 Beaft he defigns to take, he rides clofe by 

 him with great Precipitation, and throws 

 the other End over his Horns, or about his 

 Neck. When this is done, immediately 

 comes another, and raps his Lafh round 

 his Legs, by which Means they get him 

 down, and manage him as they pleafe. 

 After this Manner, they will take the wildeft 

 and fierceft Beaft that is. We got fome 



dry'd 



