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^vholefomenefs of my advice, and cdnfeffed 
that^ if we defire wealth, it is a more certain 
way to take the trouble to acquire it by our 
labour^ than to endeavour to find it ready 
made to our hands* But oiie great difficulty 
ftood in his way ; which was his poverty. 
Poor and helplefs^ what would become of 
him in the Wild and uncultivated defert to 
which he Was repairing? Without merchan- 
dife, how could he hope to gain the friendfhip 
of the neighbouring hordes, and form a con- 
nexion with them ? fn fine, without imple- 
ments, without utenfils, without furniture, or 
mateiials to make any, without provifion^ and 
in fhort deftitute of every thing, how could he 
form a fettlement, and begin a way of life for 
which he was totally unprepared t The moft 
important articles belonging to this travelling 
family were a mufl^et in no very good condi- 
tion, and a fmall trunk, about two feet fquare^ 
which contained the whole of their wardrobe. 
Good advice, well-timed, has no doubt its 
value; but the poor, faid I to myfelf, want 
more than advice : and in confequence, to give 
thefe pilgrims a proof how. much I was in- 
terefted in their welfare, I defcribed to them 
the 
