TRAVELS . IH 
but fomewhat intricate to a ftranger, from the fre r 
quent collateral roads falling into it from villages 
or towns over the hills. After riding about four 
miles, moilly through fields and plantations, the 
foil incredibly fertile, arrived at the town of 
Echoe, confiding of many good houfes, well in- 
habited. I palled through, and continued three 
miles farther to Nucaiie, and three miles more 
brought me to Whatoga. Riding through this 
large town, the road carried me winding about 
through their little plantations of Corn, Beans, &c. 
up to the council-houfe, which was a very large 
dome or rotunda, fituated on the top of an ancient 
artificial mount, and here my road terminated. 
All before me and on every fide, appeared little 
plantations of young Corn, Beans, &c. divided from 
each other by narrow drips or borders of grafs ? 
which marked the bounds of each one's property ? 
their habitation (landing in the midil. Finding no 
common high road to lead me through the town 
I was now at a ftand how to proceed farther ; when 
obferving an Indian man at the door of his habita- 
tion, three or four hundred yards didance from me, 
beckoning me to come to him, I ventured to ride 
through their lots, being careful to do no injury to 
the young plants, the rifmg hopes of their labour 
and indudry ; croiTed a little graiTy vale watered by 
a filver dream, which gently undulated through ; 
then afcended a green hill to the houfe, where I 
was chearfully welcomed at the door, and led in by 
the chief, giving the care of my horfe to two hand- 
fome youths, his fons. During my continuance 
here, about half an hour, 1 experienced the moll 
perfect and agreeable hofpitality conferred on me 
by thefe happy people ; I mean happy in their dif* 
pofitions, in their apprehenfions of rectitude with 
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