The friendship of Awattahowee continued unalterably faithful to Edward; and he, with the assistance of Quanshebo's interpretation, began not only to comprehend a great part of what was said to him in the Agiguan language, but also to express himself so as to be tolerably well understood. His knowledge of civilized life enabled him to add many comforts to Weenacoba's wigwawm with which she had not before been acquainted, among which a sort of candles that he invented was not the least; and as he had been remarkably successful in his hunting, there was no dwelling in the tribe so well prepared against the winter, which was now set in.

Among Indians in general, there are no fixed meals; but every one eats when the cravings of nature require it. But Edward introduced the custom of a social meal at/ night, of which Awattahowee frequently partook, as did also poor Doran and the American, together with Quanshebo, and not seldom several of the chiefs. As vast quantities of wild honey were to be found in hollows of the old trees, Ned procured plenty of this, some of which he preserved in the comb, and of the rest made metheglin, which he had often seen in Wales, and which, added to the milk of the hiccorynut, made a very palatable liquor.

Weenacoba was delighted with him, and felt an attachment to him fully equal to what she had ever shewn for Onondoga; and if Ned could have extinguished memory, perhaps his life might have glided on with as much happiness, or at least with as little care, as usually falls to the lot of any man. But the passion of his soul was no way abated, nor the dear remembrance of his first connections any way effaced. Every morning and every evening were his fervent prayers put up for their welfare, and some favourite trees were selected in/ the most retired recesses, on which he carved the name of Cecilia, and under whose shade he devoted many hours to the tender recollection of her features, and to the memory of her dear brother.