5 1 The T)ijirejfes and Adventures 

 we were forced to take Brands out of the 

 Fire, and lay about us to keep them off. 

 In the Morning, we took our Way towards 

 the Mountains, and at Noon we came to a 

 Run of Water, where we faw feveral In- 

 dian Women, who were come with Gala- 

 bafnes hanging in Nets over their Heads* 

 to fetch Water. We followed 'em at fome 

 Diftance up a Hill, where were a great many 

 Whigwams; and as fbon as they faw us, 

 both Women and Children fell to (cream- 

 ing, and fhouting like diftra&ed Creatures, 

 and the Noife foon brought the Men about 

 us, with their Bows and Arrows in their 

 Hands ; but upon our telling them (in Spd~ 

 tiifb) that we were EngUftmen, and Strangers 

 to the Country, and that we only wanted 

 their Directions in our Way over the Moun- 

 tains, they were pacified, and agreed we 

 Ihould ftay with them that Night. We en- 

 deavoured all we could to difpel the Fears 

 the Women and Children had conceived of 

 us, occafioned only by the Whitenefs of 

 our Skins, and the Difference between our 

 Features and theirs, which to them was very 

 terrifying, having never before (as they laid) 

 feen fuch ftrange People as we* 



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