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the Carolinians. He faid, that when he was a young 
mamthey had no iron hatchets, pots, hoes, knives, 
razors nor guns, that they then made ufe of their 
own ftone axes, clay ppts, flint knives, bows and 
arrows ; and that he was the firfh man who brought 
the white people's goods into his town* which he 
did on his back from Charlefton^ five hundred miles 
ion foot, for they had no horfes then amongft them. 
The trader then related to me an anecdote con- 
cerning this ancient patriarch, which occurred not 
long before. 
One morning after his attendants had led him to 
the council fire, before {eating himfelt he addreffed 
hirnfelf to the people after this manner—- 
a You yet love me; what can I do now to merit 
your regard ? nothing ; I am good for nothing ; I 
cannot fee to flioot the buck or hunt up the fturdy 
bear ; I know I am but a burthen to you ; 1 have 
lived long enough ; now let my fpirit go ; I want to 
fee the warriors of my youth in the country of ipirits % 
(bareing his breaft) here is the hatchet, take it and 
linked’ They anfwered with one united voic^ 
(( We will not; we cannot ; we want you hered^ 
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