. Stephen of Philadelphia; a story of Penn's colony . , that the labor is very great, at least so it was toJethro and me by the time we had traveled three orfour miles. A LONG AND TIRESOME JOURNEY During a full day, which is to say from the time it wassufficiently light to see ones way through the forest,until the shadows of night had fully come, we walkedon snowshoes, oftentimes amid the underbrush where 46 STEPHEN OF PHILADELPHIA even the most experienced got ugly falls, owing to theawkward length of the shoes, with but two halts ofperhaps half an hour each. Long before word was given by the
. Stephen of Philadelphia; a story of Penn's colony . , that the labor is very great, at least so it was toJethro and me by the time we had traveled three orfour miles. A LONG AND TIRESOME JOURNEY During a full day, which is to say from the time it wassufficiently light to see ones way through the forest,until the shadows of night had fully come, we walkedon snowshoes, oftentimes amid the underbrush where 46 STEPHEN OF PHILADELPHIA even the most experienced got ugly falls, owing to theawkward length of the shoes, with but two halts ofperhaps half an hour each. Long before word was given by the savage guidesthat we might make camp for the night, did I believeit would be impossible for me to take another stepbecause of weariness. Then a handful of Indian corn, roasted in the ashes,was given to each member of the party, and it seemedlike a pitiful amount after the plenty to which we hadbeen accustomed; but I found it right hearty. Onsuch small rations one felt much as if having partakenof a full meal; but on this night I gave little heed to. the value of the food, because of my eyes being closedin slumber almost before my hunger had been satis-fied. When another day dawned, we were astir, but only A LONG AND TIRESOME JOURNEY 47 to find that two of the savages had disappeared, andwhile we were breaking our fast on cold roasted turkey,which we had brought with us from the settlement,there was much tongue-wagging regarding the absenceof the Indians. He who had been left behind did not know enoughwords in English to explain why his comrades had thusleft us, and when, two hours later, the seeming mysterywas solved, Jethro and I could have kicked each other,in our vexation, because of the useless labor we hadperformed. It appeared that the savages who guided us had novery clear idea of where the white mans canoe mightbe found; but believed that by following what theycalled a trail, it would be possible to come upon theship. As a matter of fact, however, we had gone down ther
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