He was the picture of good-nature, laughing with the Indians at their jokes, and weeping with them at their sorrows.

Among them he passed as a wit, and being very honest was a general favourite.

He never took anything without asking, but was not backward about that.

Of his teeth he had hardly any but two of his upper incisors left, which was rather hard for a man of his ravenous appetite; but he utilised them with such squirrel-like dexterity as almost to keep pace with others..