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 now become quite indifferent to me 

 which way I went, whether to the north- 

 ward or Southward, fo that they would 

 but take me with them, and give me 

 fomething to eat. However, to make 

 them comprehend me, I pointed firft to 

 the fouthward, and after to the lake, and 

 I foon underftood they were going to the 

 northward. They all went out together^ 

 excepting the fick Indian, and took up 

 the • plank of the canoe, which lay near 

 the wigwam, and carried it upon the 

 beach, and prefently put it together ; and 

 getting every thing into it, they put me 

 to the oar. We rowed acrofs the lake 

 to the mouth of a very rapid river, where 

 we put afhore for that night, not daring 

 to get any way down in the dark ; as ie 

 required the greateft fkill, even in the 

 day, to avoid running foul of the flumps 

 and roots of trees, of which this river 

 was full. I pafled a melancholy night, 

 as they would not fuffer me to come 

 2. near 



