of John Cockburn, &c. 145 



After this, we went and wafhed our- 

 felves at the River, near which were Num- 

 bers of Monkies ; one we took Notice of in 

 particular, a She- Monkey, that had three 

 young ones, one of which clung about her 

 Neck, and the other two fhe hugged in each 

 Arm one, as a Woman would hold two 

 Children. With thefe fhe fwang from 

 Tree to Tree by her Tail, and at laft dropt 

 from a very high Tree to a low one, with- 

 out making the leaft Ufe of her fore Paws r 

 Towards Night, we employed our Time in ga- 

 thering Wood to keep up our Fire, which was, 

 highly necefTary whilft we ftaid heie to reft, 

 ourfelves. At this time we met with a Dog, that 

 came and flood clofe by us, which made us ex- 

 pe& prefently to fee lome Indians^ but none 

 came; however, we defir'd nothing more thara 

 that the Dog might flay, and keep us Com- 

 pany over the Mountains. We gave him fuch 

 Victuals as we could bell fpare, and the poor 

 Beaft fasvn'd, and feemed well content to be 

 with us. Now what makes this Accident 

 remarkable, is, that we had often coveted 

 only to have a Dog to go with us over the 

 Mountains, believing he might prove a good 



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