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from m.e the capacity of moving it, I had every 
yealon to be of the fame opinion ; nor was it 
till the expiration of more than a quarter of an 
hour, when the numbnefs went off, that I 
difcovered it to be only a violent contufion. 
Klaas, already angry with me, and taking ad- 
vaatage of the fevere lelTon I had thus received, 
bluntly addreffed himfelfto Bernfry, offered him 
twelve pounds of powder and tvrel ve of lead for 
two of his thill oxen; and, without allowing me 
time to reflect, inftantly ran off with him to 
fetch them. Klaas was in the right. The two 
oxen arrived ; the price agreed upon was paid ; 
and we departed. 
My defign was to travel for fome time along 
the fide of the river, following its courfe, and 
keeping as near as pofTible to the wood that 
fkirted it. By taking this road, I was fure of 
water and plenty of grafs. My own waggon, 
by the help of the oxen that Bernfry had fold 
me, proceeded tolerably well ; but with the 
other two waggons the cafe was different. 
Their teams were fo refradory and indocile, 
that they were twenty times on the point of 
being daflied againft the trees, or overturned 
and thrown down fome precipice 5 and we 
were 
