Having forded the westerly Branch of _Delaware_ three Times, we thereby had a shorter Way, and missed going over the Top of the Blue Mountains, called the second Ridge. In the second Time fording, where the River cuts through the Mountain, the Waters being rapid, and pretty deep, and my Companion's Mare being a tall, tractable Animal, he sundry Times drove her back through the River, and they loaded her with the Burthens of some small Horses, which they thought not sufficient to come through with their Loads. The Troubles westward, and the Difficulty for _Indians_ to pass through our Frontier, I apprehend, was one Reason why so many came; as expecting that our being in Company would prevent the outside Inhabitants from being surprised. On the twenty-fifth Day we reached _Bethlehem_, taking Care on the Way to keep foremost, and to acquaint People on and near the Road who these _Indians_ were: This we found very needful; for the Frontier Inhabitants were often alarmed at the Report of _English_ being killed by _Indians_ westward. Amongst our Company were some whom I did not remember to have seen at Meeting, and some of these, at first, were very reserved; but, we being several Days together, and behaving friendly toward them, and making them suitable Returns for the Services they did us, they became more free and social. On the twenty-sixth Day and first of the Week, having carefully endeavoured to settle all Affairs with the _Indians_ relative to our Journey, we took Leave of them, and I thought they generally parted with us affectionately; so we, getting to _Richland_, had a very comfortable Meeting amongst our Friends: Here I parted with my kind Friend and Companion, BENJAMIN PARVIN; and, accompanied by my Friend, SAMUEL FOULK, we rode to JOHN CADWALLADER'S, from whence I reached Home the next Day, where I found my Family middling well; and they, and my Friends, all along appeared glad to see me return from a Journey which they apprehended dangerous: But my Mind, while I was out, had been so employed in striving for a perfect Resignation, and I had so often been confirmed in a Belief, that whatever the Lord might be pleased to allot for me, would work for Good, I was careful lest I should admit any Degree of Selfishness in being glad over much, and laboured to improve by those Trials in such a Manner as my gracious Father and Protector intends for me. Between the _English_ Inhabitants and _Wehaloosing_ we had only a narrow Path, which in many Places is much grown up with Bushes, and interrupted by abundance of Trees lying across it; these, together with the Mountains, Swamps, and rough Stones, make it a difficult Road to travel; and the more so, for that Rattle-snakes abound there, of which we killed four: People, who have never been in such Places, have but an imperfect Idea of them; but I was not only taught Patience, but also made thankful to God, who thus led me about