She got up a real substantial supper, to which we did full justice, in spite of the meal we had already eaten.
They gave us a quantity of victuals to take with us, and instructed us as well as possible as to our road.

They warned us to keep away from the young negros, but trust the old ones implicitly.

Thanking them over and over for their exceeding kindness, we bade them good-by, and started again on our journey.

Our supplies lasted two days, during which time we made good progress, keeping away from the roads, and flanking the towns, which were few and insignificant.

We occasionally came across negros, of whom we cautiously inquired as to the route and towns, and by the assistance of our map and the stars, got along very well indeed, until we came to the Suwanee River.