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boy came with Him and kindled our fire, that 
we might fee his glittering eyes and an tick 
poftures as he hobbled round the fire, fometimes 
he would turn the Buffaloes hair on one fide 
that we might take the better view of his ill- 
favoured phyz, when he had tired himfelf, 
which was fometime after he had well tired us, 
the boy that attended him ftruck 2 or 3 fmart 
blows on the floor, at which the hobgoblin 
feemed furprifed and on repeating them he 
jumped fairly out of doors and difappeared. 
I fuppofe this was to divert us and get fome 
tobacco for himfelf, for as he danced about 
he would hold out his hand to any he came 
by to receive this gratification which as often 
as an}’ one gave him he would return an awk- 
ard compliment. By this I found it no new 
diverfion to any one but my felf. In my whim 
I faw a vizard of this kind hang by the fide 
of one of their cabins to another town. Af- 
ter this farce we endeavoured to compofe our- 
felves to fleep but towards morning was again 
difturbed by a drunken Squaw coming into 
the cabin frequently complimenting us and 
finging. 
22 d. was a fhowery day, and we ftirred 
little out. 
23 d. we hired a guide to go with us to the 
fait fpring, 4 or 5 miles off, down the river, 
on the weft fide of it’s mouth; being moft of 
the way good land, and near the mouth very 
rich : 
