We Lay With These Indians One Night, There Being By My Bed-Side
One Of The Largest Iron Pots I Had Ever Seen In America,
Which I Much Wondred At, Because I Thought There Might Be No Navigable Stream
Near That Place.
I ask'd them, where they got that Pot?
They laugh'd at my Demand, and would give me no Answer, which makes me guess
it came from some Wreck, and that we were nearer the Ocean,
or some great River, than I thought.
{Monday.}
The next day about Noon, we accidentally met with a Southward Indian,
amongst those that us'd to trade backwards and forwards,
and spoke a little English, whom we hir'd to go with us
to the Esaw Indians, a very large Nation containing many thousand People.
In the Afternoon we set forward, taking our Leaves of the Wisack Indians,
and leaving them some Trifles. On our Way, we met with
several Towns of Indians, each Town having its Theater or State House,
such Houses being found all along the Road, till you come to Sapona,
and then no more of those Buildings, it being about 170 Miles.
We reach'd 10 Miles this day, lying at another Town of the Wisacks.
The Man of the House offer'd us Skins to sell, but they were too heavy Burdens
for our long Voyage.
{Tuesday.}
Next Morning we set out early, breaking the Ice we met withal,
in the stony Runs, which were many. We pass'd by several Cottages,
and about 8 of the Clock came to a pretty big Town,
where we took up our Quarters, in one of their State Houses,
the Men being all out, hunting in the Woods, and none but Women at home.
Our Fellow Traveller of whom I spoke before at the Congerees,
having a great Mind for an Indian Lass, for his Bed-Fellow that Night,
spoke to our Guide, who soon got a Couple, reserving one for himself.
That which fell to our Companion's Share, was a pretty young Girl.
Tho' they could not understand one Word of what each other spoke,
yet the Female Indian, being no Novice at her Game, but understanding
what she came thither for, acted her Part dexterously enough with her Cully,
to make him sensible of what she wanted; which was to pay the Hire,
before he rode the Hackney.
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