3 88 ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY [October, 



morning be was vifited by a car-rah-dy, wbo bad come exprefs from 

 tbe Nortb Shore. This man threw himfelf into various diftortions, 

 applied his mouth to different parts of his patient's body, and at 

 length, after appearing to labour much, and to be in great pain, fpit 

 out a piece of bone (which he had previoufly procured). Here the 

 farce ended, and the car-rah-dy withdrew to partake of fuch fare as 

 the friends of the fick lad had to give him. During the night Ba-loo- 

 der-ry's fever increafed, and he died early in the following morning. 

 This was immediately notified by a violent clamour among the women 

 and children ; and, Ben-nil-long foon after going to Government- 

 houfe, it was agreed between him and his Excellency that the body 

 fhould be buried in his garden. 



In the afternoon it was depofited in a hut near the fpot, fet apart 

 for its reception ; feveral natives attending, and the women and chil- 

 dren lamenting and howling mofi inharmonioufly ; when, without 

 any provocation, two of the men had a conteft with clubs ; at the 

 fame time a few blows paffed between fome of the women : fpears 

 were alfo thrown, but evidently as a part of the ceremony, and not 

 with intention of doing injury to any one. At the requeft of Ben- 

 nil-long, a blanket was laid over the corpfe, and Cole-be, his friend, 

 fat by the body all night, nor could be prevailed on to quit it. 



They remained filent till one in the morning, when the women 

 began to cry, and continued for fome time. At day-light Ben-nil- 

 long brought his canoe to the place, and, cutting it to a proper length, 

 the body was placed in it, with a fpear, a fiz-gig, a thro wing- flick, 

 and a line which Ba-loo-der-ry had worn round his waift. Some time 

 was occupied in adjufling this bufinefs, during which the men were 

 filent ; but the women, boys, and children, uttered the mo ft difmal 

 lamentations. The father flood alone, and unemployed, a filent ob- 

 ferver of all that was doing about his deceafed fon, and a perfect pic- 

 ture of deep and unaffected forrow. Every thing being ready, the 

 men and boys all affifted in lifting the canoe with the body from the 

 ground, and placing it on the heads qf two natives $ fome of the af- 



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