where the men appeared to be plac-
-ed as guards, many of whom were young
Men, who endeavored to peep through
the Craks of the Logs into the House, and
these guards used their great exertion
to keep them off, or to catch them, it look-
-ed dreadful to fall into their hands, which
made the Young men use great endeavours
to avoid it, I asked our Young interpretter what
would be the Consequence if any of them
should be taken, he said they would put Ashes
on their Heads, and very much dgrade
them, we saw a number of elderly Women go-
-ing into the house, whom these monsters quietly let pass
from which Circumstance and some others,
we were of the mind there was a women in
Labour in said house, and this Wild scene
was transacted, as a Ceremony, or rejoic-
-ing, at the Birth of a Child, or else to
keep the Boys and Young Men from com-
-ing nigh the house or looking in, as there
construction was such as not to admit
of Privacy, Our interpretter was a
Young Man and did not seem fully to
understand, or else did not care to tell