(13) March 29th- I feel but very indifferently disposed to write; but I am on the eve of an accumula- tion of business & may not, after a few days, have the necessary time, so that I shall risk. A Couple of days back I have been conversing with a Cree (indian) who by _peace-meal_ gives me the following account of their mythology:--"The North-(wind) apparently one of oldest of created rational beings thus addressed his daughter, his only child "My "daughter! be very careful, & remember that anything you do, or wherever you go, on turn- ing yourself, turn _always in the same direction with the Sun, & never in a contra- ry direction_." Now women are a compound of Perverseness, obstinacy & curiosity; & withall forgetful enough too, _sometimes_. This Girl one day she was chopping fire-wood, without thinking of her fathers admonition, in going to another Tree, turned round to the right, in a contrary direction to the Sun, & instantly fell to the Ground, & died. The time she used to take up in this occupation, being expired, her Parents became very uneasy, & after some search found her on her _back_, dead, & her belly swolen to an enor- mous size. The father & mother, on each or opposite sides, contemplated her si- tuation with great grief. At last the Father arose, stood up, & made a long speech, praying to "The Father of Life" to have mercy & compassion on his child. His speech was not ineffectual: the Girl was delivered of a Boy, & shortly after, of another-- The Elder was called Wee-suck-a-jock; the younger "Mi (or Mee) shaw-bôse"-- After this the Girl recovered & became as aforetime. These two young men immedi- ately attained "mans estate"--i.e. to manhood, &c. and became hunters. The younger of the two one day was in pursuit of a Grey, or rein Deer (Carriboeuf) after which also pursued a Wolf. The Deer having thus no hopes of escape fled to a rock on the edge of the waters & plunged in, Mishabôse & the Wolf followed; but they all three became a prey to the Michi-Pichoux, or Great Lynx, i.e. water Lynx, water-Cat, or water Dog. Wesuckajock was very uneasy for his brother, was anxious to revenge his death, but scarcely knew-well how. At last one day seeing a Kings-fisher hovering in a certain spot addressed him thus "My younger "Brother! what art thou there looking at?" "I am looking at Mishabôse, your "brother, lying in the bottom of the deep, drowned" &c. After some further con- versation, Weesuck. discovered the means of avenging himself. He accordingly set to work & made himself a _large Canoe_, on board of which he embarked the Moose, Deer, Bear, otter, Beaver, muskrat, wolf &c. &c. & repaired to the place where the Sea Lynxes used to resort to sleep; this was a fine pleasant place on the Land. Here he observed several of them & began his work. It is not related how many he did kill, but the waters upon their death came rushing upon