Accidents > Dangers of the deep, or, Narratives of shipwreck and adventure at sea

194 INDIAN HOSPITALITY.
train to assist them in fishing. After an hour’s
absence, they came in trembling with cold,
and their hair streaming with water, and
brought two fish ; which having broiled, they
gave me the largest share; and then we all
laid down as before to rest.
In the morning my curiosity led me to visit
the neighbouring wigwams, in which were
only one or two men; the rest of the inhabi¬
tants were all women and children. I then
proceeded to enquire after Captain Cheap and
our Indian guide, whom I found in the wig¬
wam they at first occupied: the authority of
the cacique had procured the Captain no des¬
picable entertainment. We could not learn
what business the men, whose wives and
children were here left behind, were gone out
upon ; but as they seldom or never go upon
fishing-parties (for they have no hunting here)
without their wives, who take the most la¬
borious part of this pursuit upon themselves, it
is probable they were gone upon some warlike
expedition, in which they use bows and arrow's
sometimes, but always the lance. This wea¬
pon they throw with great dexterity and force,
and never stir abroad without it. About this
time their return wTas looked for; a hearing