2 1 6 The jDiflreJfes and Adventures 

 till at laft it came up with Part of a Yolk flick- 

 ing at the End of it, by which I concluded 

 there was a Neft, and fo raking away the 

 Sand, I found ninety Eggs. Thefe I put up 

 in my Nets, and then walked away to feek 

 for Water, without which my Eggs were of 

 no Service to me. About Noon I came to 

 a great River, where after I had allay'd my 

 Thirft, I fought about for Wood to make a 

 Fire; but whilft I was bufied in this, I fpy'd 

 a Whigwam on the other Side the River i 

 upon which inftead of minding my Fire any 

 longer, I ran and catched up my Nets, and 

 fw r am a-crofs to it, and then had the Morti- 

 fication to find no Body near it. Looking 

 about without fide the Whigwam I faw an 

 Arrow flicking in the Sand at one End of 

 it, and within I found a Net hanging with 

 two ripe Plantains in it, which I made bold 

 to bat. Thefe apparent Signs that fome In- 

 dians had lately been here, together with 

 the Whigwams being new, infpired me with 

 Hope, that the longing Defire I had had of 

 coming amongft Men once more, would 

 ffiortly be gratify'd. Then I look'd about 

 for the Tracks of their Feet^ which I fol- 

 low'd till they led me to the Side of a 



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