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diagonally over his body, and the hinder woul4 
have cralhed his head to pieces, if he had not 
mechanically moved out of its diredion. 
I fuppofed him to be killed ; and my people, 
thinking the fame, were running to take him 
up, when I faw him unexpededly rife of him^ 
felf, faying, at the fame time, with a fmile, 
There's no harm done." Wretch cried 
I, " you will foon find there is and I had 
fcarcely fpoken, when he fell fenfelefs on the 
ground. I ordered him to be laid upon the mat- 
trefs of my v/aggon ; the motion of which foon 
brought him to himfelf. Then it was he felt 
his pains, which, augmented by the (baking 
and jolting of the vehicle, made him cry out 
moil: piteoufly. It was, however, impoffible 
for me to flop. We had not found the leaft 
pafturage on the borders of the river near which 
V7e had encamped. Bafter expeded to be mor^ 
fortunate near Green-River, which was about 
three leagues farther, and we haftened to get 
thither: but we found this river as little 
abounding in water, and as deftitute of herbage 
as the other; yet fo fatigued were our cattle 
th^t we were obliged to halt to give them a 
little reft. 
I took 
