only
as is necessary for him to live on."

Saturday morning they set out from Harlaem village to go to the
northern extremity of the island.

"Before we left we did not omit supplying ourselves with
peaches, which grew in an orchard along the road. The whole
ground was covered with them and with apples lying upon the
new grain with which the orchard was planted. The peaches
were the most delicious we had yet eaten. We proceeded on
our way and when we were not far from the point of _Spuyt
den Duyvel_, we could see on our left the rocky cliffs of
the mainland, and on the other side of the North river these
cliffs standing straight up and down, with the grain just as
if they were antimony.

"We crossed over the _Spuyt den Duyvel_ in a canoe, and paid
nine stivers fare for us three, which was very dear.[12] We
followed the opposite side of the land and came to the house
of one Valentyn. He had gone to the city; but his wife was
so much rejoiced to see Hollanders that she hardly knew what
to do for us. She set before us what she had. We left after
breakfasting there. Her son showed us the way, and we came
to a road entirely covered with peaches. We asked a boy why
he let them lie there and why he did not let the hogs eat
them. He answered 'We do not know what to do with them;
there are so many. The hogs are satiated with them and will
not eat any more.'

"We pursued our way now a small distance, through the woods
and over the hills, then back again along the shore to a
point where an English man lived, who was standing ready to
cross over. He carried us over with him and refused to take
any pay for our passage, offering us at the same time, some
of his rum, a liquor which is everywhere. We were now again
at Harlaem, and dined with the sheriff, at whose house we
had slept the night before. It was now two o'clock. Leaving
there, we crossed over the island, which takes about
three-quarters of an hour to do, and came to the North
river. We continued along the shore to the city, where we
arrived in the evening, much fatigued, having walked this
day about forty miles."

The rather singular record for the next day, which was Sunday, was as
follows:

"We went at noon to-day to hear the English minister, whose
service took place after