I Take This To Be
The Falls Of Neus-Creek, Called By The Indians, `Wee Quo Whom'.
We Lay Here All Night.
My Guide Will desiring to see the Book
that I had about me, I lent it him; and as he soon found
the Picture of King David, he asked me several Questions
concerning the Book, and Picture, which I resolv'd him, and invited him
to become a Christian.
He made me a very sharp Reply, assuring me,
That he lov'd the English extraordinary well, and did believe their Ways
to be very good for those that had already practis'd them,
and had been brought up therein; But as for himself, he was too much in Years
to think of a Change, esteeming it not proper for Old People
to admit of such an Alteration. However, he told me,
If I would take his Son Jack, who was then about 14 Years of Age,
and teach him to talk in that Book, and make Paper speak,
which they call our Way of Writing, he would wholly resign him to my Tuition;
telling me, he was of Opinion, I was very well affected to the Indians.
{Tuesday.}
The next Morning, we set out early, and I perceiv'd that these Indians
were in some fear of Enemies; for they had an Old Man with them,
who was very cunning and circumspect, wheresoever he saw any Marks of Footing,
or of any Fire that had been made; going out of his Way, very often,
to look for these Marks.
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