(of Moose) well bound with many rounds of strong leather line: _the top was _covered_ with a dressed skin & secured also, to prevent its being carried off (by the wind)--About 10P.M. (still broad day light with us) we drew up with the conjuror, smoked & chatted some time. after this he took his drum (much resembling a tambourine) & with a stick gently struck it all the time he made a speech: I was almost touching him (all seated) but from the noise of the drum & his low voice, for the man has a dreadful complaint on his lungs, I could only gather "Take pity upon me; take pity upon me; hear & come: let me not speake in vain, nor become abashed--show me charity" &c. &c.--it was a moderate & decent prayer. After this _they_ (for there were several men) began (57) began to sing, using the drum & rattler--they sang among others the moose, horse, Bear, & Dog Songs; about a dozen in number, when he prepared by taking off his clothes, all to his cloute, & asked who should tie him, I replied that I would, but was afraid of hurting him: another conjuror did beginning with his fingers between the 2 joints nearest the hand nearly as I can describe it--thus giving a double turn to the line between each finger, & the line was new Mackerel, small, which I happened to have in my pocket by accident.--I drew up to _inspect_ & observing the fin- gers to swell upon his complaining of the tightness I felt a good deal for him. After this his blanket was wrapped round him & tied in such a manner, lengthways, crossways & every way, & a good knot _I_ tied at each meeting of the cords; for I assisted in _this_, that I could have laid any wager that it was beyond the Power of Spirits themselves, thus tied, to eradicate themselves; & his hands were _under_ his hams--as he could no more move than fly, _of himself_, the other conjuror & I put him to the door, but behold! it was with difficulty we could just get his head in, the entry being too narrow by about 10, or 12 ins. screwing & jaming considered. "It will do, it will do" said the conjuror--"cover me now"--his back was covered with a blanket & we all retreated to our seats, myself about 4 feet distant--The others took the drum & began to sing. I could not help but laughing in myself & pitying the boldness of their vanity,--but I had soon occasion to think other- wise & had I not predetermined that reason should conduct me throughout the whole of this, I cannot say how far in the _other_ extreme _I_ might have gone. But to return: the conjuror desired the others to sing, they began a short song, I believe it was that of the _Stone_, & the man entered in an instant! I was struck dumb with astonishment; for he appeared to me to _slide_ in by something that was neither invisible nor descernible--I heard some- thing that for the life of me I cannot account for, & that's all: from the time we covered him (25.' Past 10 P.M) to the time we had done hunting for the