1 46 ffle Diflfejfes and Adventures 

 Guard, or at leaft alarm us, in cafe of any 

 approaching Danger. We muft have been 

 ftupid not to have admired the Care Provi- 

 dence had of us in this particular. 



The Weather proving fair next Day, we 

 confented to get as near the Mountains as we 

 could, and with that Intent fet out with our 

 Dog. After wading through feveral very bad 

 Savanna's, up to our Middles in Water, about 

 Sun-fet we reached the Foot <3f the Moun- 

 tains, where we took up our Abode for that 

 Night, and the next Morning began to af- 

 cend one of them ; but, by Noon, we found 

 our Provifion was grown burthenfom to us, 

 wherefore, to eafe ourfelves fomewhat of 

 the Weight, we fat down and filled our Bel- 

 lies, not forgettipg our Dog, and after that 

 divided every Man his Share to carry him- 

 felf. 



This Mountain is all over full of Holes 

 and deep Cracks, fo that almoft every Step 

 we took, we funk up to our Middles, tho* 

 as near as we could, we followed the Tracks 

 of Mules Feet. At length having got down 

 this Mountain, we came to a River which 



ran 



