ip6 The tDiftyeJfes and Adventures 



few Miles a Day. At laft, when the Wea- 

 ther cleared up, having got Plenty of Fifti, 

 and fuch other Provifions, as the Indians 

 had met with ; and the Moon being in the 

 Full at this Time, we took that Opportuni- 

 ty, and ftraitways lalhed ourfelves and all 

 we had down to the Balfe, and fo rowed 

 off, every Man having made his own Oar. 

 The Weather continuing pretty fair, in 

 three Days we made one of the Iflands, 

 where we ftaid one Day to reft us, and in 

 two Days after arrived on the other Shore, 

 greatly rejoiced at our fafe Landing ; for 

 had we not ufed the Precaution to lafti 

 ourfelves to the Balfe, we had undoubtedly 

 been waftied off. 



The firft Thing we did upon our coming 

 to fhore, was to make a Whigwam ; which 

 done, the five Indians took up their Mafheets 

 to go a Hunting as ufual, and dellred me to 

 have a good Fire ready againft they re- 

 turned. As foon as they were gone I fell 

 to -work, and made my Fire accordingly, and 

 laid me down by it very contentedly, till finding 

 they ftaid longer than ordinary, I began to grow 

 fomewhat uneafy, tho' I hardly knew for what 



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