2 8 The Dijlrejfes and Adventures 



v^am, where we found two Indian Women. 

 On pleading our Neceffity, they gave us 

 three Plantains, and fame jerked Beef (as 

 they cail it) which is dried by the Sun, 

 they having no Salt to cure it. With thefe 

 good W omen we ftaid till Night ; and then 

 came an Indian Man, of whom we enquired 

 the Way to fome Town. He, by counting 

 his Fingers, and pointing to the Moon, 

 made us underftand, it was two Months 

 Journey to WattemaU^ or Guatimala \ but 

 there was a Town (he faid) called Smta 

 Crazy which we might reach in five Days. 



So the next Morning we fat out for it; 

 and after travelling moil of the Day thro' 

 a Wood, we came to a great Savanna, full of 

 ffriall Paths eroding each other every Way j 

 and not knowing which to take, we wan- 

 dred about till Night, and then laid us 

 down under a Tree, trufting in God to be 

 our Protector. 



In the Morning, we concluded to go 

 Northwards of this Place, and faw great 

 Numbers of wild Horfes, Cows, and Buffa- 

 loes, which had occafioned lb many Paths, 



We 



