no liquor should be kept for sale near us but still they
must keep a little to use at times of hard
labour for some times they worked very hard
and then a little was necessary, Neighbour
John said that he could not loose what liquor
he had on hands for it cost him a great deal
of money, but when that was all sold he
gave expectations of declining the practice,
a few Days after he cut down his new
sign and told us it was tooscoss, which in their
language is, not good

After quiting work in the even-
ing I and one of my companions went to one
of our near neighbours who had several
hand engaged in building a House some
were a little intoxicated, my companions said
to one of them who seemed awkward at his words
that he drunk too much Whisky which the
Indian understood and immediately his coun-
tenance changed and looked horrible he
muttered somthing to himself we did not under-
stand we then withdrew from the place, when
we had got a few steps from the House he
he took up his axe as tho he had a mind to
follow us, but did not, we expected to