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the Cornfield, and return in the Even- -ing with the Labourers, and put her hoe by, and all this while the Men are spending their time in Idleness, such as shooting with their bows and Arrows at a mark which is a very great recreation with them, pitching of Queats, Jumping, playing at some kind of Games, and on Musical Instruments, and loitering about so that I have not while in this Village seen either Man or Boy at any kind of Work, to se little Girls, and Old Women working hard with the hoe, and boys of 12, 14, or 16 just by them all day a playing, looked unnatural, hard, and to me very grevi- -ous. The Men at seasons go a hunting, and at times a Fishing, and they Work the Canoe, at which they are very handy, there is very little game of any kind at this season of the year brought in, I have seen but one deer all the time we were among them and, I have seen no kind of any small Game, except the Turkey heretofore noted. the Catch a few fish, yet but little was done at it while we were there,