hv_swaynej_diary_1798_045

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 9th of the month 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