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doled his misfortune; faying, he
dearly repented taking my advice.

By this time we were come near
a spot of ground pretty clear of
trees, on which fome animals were
feeding, which I took to be goats;

but Alvarado fancied them to be
deer; however, I thought by their
fhynefs, we were out in our judg-
ment concerning the arbours; for,
faid I, if they were inhabited, thefe
creatures would not have been so
fcared at the fight of men; and if

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uncommon beauty of the outſide
without interruption, but rather
diverted by the moſt agreeable
harmony of various ſinging birds,
we had the curioſity to ſee the in-
ſide; and being near the middle-
moſt, we examined that firſt. It

was about nine feet high, and as
much square :—The walls were
straight and smooth, covered with
green leaves, ſomething like those
of a mulberry tree, lying as close
and regular as flates on a flated

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fome of these I made boilers and
stew-pans, of others dishes and
plates; fome I kept water in, and
in others small fish in pickle; hav-
ing laid the larger fish to dry in
the sun, for winter's use. The
next day being the sabbath, I went
to my place of worship, and offer-
ed thanksgivings to the Almighty.

The winter being now at hand,
and the weather being cold, con-
fined me within doors, and my
leisure hours were employed in
rendering my hut more warm and
comfortable, and in making fome
other articles of clothing and fur-
niture. Thus I spent the greatest
part of the winter, which was at-
tended with very high winds, and
abundance of hail and snow. The
dull habit I had acquired by con-
finement, was soon dispelled on
the appearance of spring;—the
blossomed trees, the blooming