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Wanketzen. If those of his people who might 
go with me* should say there was danger this 
way or that way, I ought to take their counsel; 
and now, as he had given up commandoes, (to 
which action he attached much merit,) and 
thereby could not obtain cattle as formerly, he 
ought to be furnished with muskets and powder 
to kill game. 
I found he did not mean that the Missionaries 
should furnish them, but that he should be per- 
mitted by the government of the colony to pur- 
chase them with cattle. I told him I could not 
say what the people there might do, and that the 
Missionaries had no power over them. This 
being a delicate subject, I wished to get rid of it 
as fast as possible, and was relieved by his 
feeling a desire to smoke, and ordering a light. 
His son immediately brought two sticks, in one 
of which were about half a dozen round holes, 
pierced about half through it, seemingly bored 
with a hot iron instrument. This stick was laid 
on the ground in a position to remain steady. 
After this was adjusted, Peekloo placed the end 
of the other stick into one of the holes, and twirled 
it round between the palms of his hands as fast as 
* I had at that time asked none, but probably he had resolved 
to send some as spies upon my proceedings, that by them he 
might be informed of ail that passed. 
