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Observing something very wild and singular in the countenance of an infant, which the friend's wife was nursing on her lap, I inquired if it was her own; on which she informed me it was the child of an Indian, and that she had taken charge of it. After breakfast I attended Cattawessy monthly meeting. Here I took up my quarters at J. L's, a friend I had before been acquainted with. J. L. and some of his neighbors were endeavour-ing to dispose of their property at Cattawessy, with a view of removing to the Ohio, the tide of emigration now setting in strongly that way. Gene-rally speaking, it is observable that local attach-ments are very slight in this country. 12th Month, 22d. I came to Roaring Creek, and attended the meeting there. Afterwards I spent the afternoon and lodged at W. P's, having been kindly invited to his house, by him, when at J. L.'s. A neighbour of P.'s told us, that, some-time before, when hunting deer with his dog and rifle gun, he was suddenly alarmed by a large wolf running by him. On presenting his gun, he observed a considerable number following after as fast as they could run, being in all 17 large wolves. They all passed by without taking the least notice of him; however he fired at the last of them, and killed him on the spot; the rest pursuing their