ments. He related a variety of little anecdotes
concerning these untutored sons of the forest, cha-
racteristic of their habits and manners, from which
it seemed, that the restraints and confinement of
mechanics and labourers in civilized life, are con-
sidered by them as the greatest of human miseries;
and that one nation should even wish to spread
their manufactures amongst other nations, and thus
become labourers to those for whom they have no
knowledge or regard, was, in their eyes, the height
of human folly.

As the plan in which J. P. was engaged did
not profess to interfere with the religious concerns
of the Indians, they were not often a subject of
conversation with; yet the Indians would some-
times observe, that they should have no objec-
tion to attending Friends' meetings, if it were not
too long to sit doing nothing, without the privilege
of a pipe. Instances, however, have occurred,
amongst such untutored individuals, wherein they
have evinced conviction that the Great Spirit may
be known and worshipped in silence.

On my arrival at S. P.'s, I found his wife in a
poor stage of health; and although considerably
reduced by sickness, yet her natural lively and
cheerful disposition seemed to rise superior to her
bodily affliction. She made respectful mention of
number of European friends, who had visited
her habitation; particularly M.R. and J.W.;