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arm, which had prevented him from coming sooner, and now he could not go with us for threedays on this account, for which he was verysorry: but if we did not like to wait so long he would hire a guide and send him with us. We informed him, we regretted that thesecircumstances prevented our having his com-pany, but believed it would be best for us toset off tomorrow morning, for we wished tospend a few days with our friends in Canada:and in seven days hoped we should meet him atBuffalo, where he said he intended to be on that day,if the state of his family would permit. A guide was accordingly provided, who engagedto call us tomorrow morning by sunrise. A heavy shower of rain this evening: theriver for several days past has been nearly threefeet higher than when we first came. 7th 5th day. About sunrise this morning, ourguide, Indian John, a chief that lives in thistown called on us. About 5 o'clock we tookan affectionate farewell of our young friends,and set off for the mouth of Buffalo, For some time after we sat off this morning, my* * J.S. mind was uncommonly easy and cheer-ful, so that I passed along in a lively and wellqualified state to make travelling pleasant; but