us coming riding through the bushes and
that it was the good spirit which preserved
us in our long journey for which they were
very glad. He then informed us of their
poverty the poorness of their houses which
were covered with bark and their inability
to make good ones. We thought the
latter part of this speech was calculated
to draw our charity. He then let us know
they were all met who were likely to
attend, that the women could not come
but the men would let them know what
we said to them we having particularly
requested their women might attend. We
then opened our minds to them by letting
them know the love their old friends
the Quakers have for them, and our
willingness to take a long journey to
see them some of us having left loving wives
and tender children with comfortable dwell