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248 the first hen they can, chop their head off- then dip them into a pail of hot water strip the feathers off- then cut them up into small pieces about as big as the end of a persons thumb, and pour it all into a frying pan with a little lard- stew it some 15 or 20 minutes- and then place it on the table- I thought, I would try it and see if it was like anything I had ever eaten before, I soon made up my mind, that I, had not ever attempted to eat anything like it before- it wasnot cooked in the least- and as tough, as a piece of leather,- however he had good bread and I made my supper of that and a cup of Coffee/ which by the way was very nice/ after had my supper I went up to retire- but there was such a noise no one could sleep- some of our passengers were gloriously Drunk, more than light, One a Judge H- who had his family with him- finding all the Ldies roomed together- he concluded to go round with the Bo-hoys- and such a noise as they kept up all night, I, never heard before- neither do I wish to again,- however I made out to live through it- and found all safe in the morning.-