the Cornfield, and return in the Even-
-ing with the Labourers, and put her
hoe by, and all this while the Men are
spending their time in Idleness, such as
shooting with their bows and Arrows at a
mark which is a very great recreation
with them, pitching of Queats, Jumping,
playing at some kind of Games, and on
Musical Instruments, and loitering about
so that I have not while in this Village

seen
either Man or Boy at any kind of Work,
to se little Girls, and Old Women working
hard with the hoe, and boys of 12, 14, or 16
just by them all day a playing, looked
unnatural, hard, and to me very grevi-
-ous. The Men at seasons go a hunting, and
at times a Fishing, and they Work the Canoe,
at which they are very handy, there is very
little game of any kind at this season of
the year brought in, I have seen but one
deer all the time we were among them
and, I have seen no kind of any small
Game, except the Turkey heretofore noted.
the Catch a few fish, yet but little was
done at it while we were there,