was a favourite with the Indians; indeed some of our
fathers say, that he was once their grand Sachem; the greater part,
however, think he was the first governor of the whites, and this I
believe.

But spirits and demons, as well as the children of this world, whether
white or red, are subject to changes of opinion and conduct--to many
whims and phantasies. Moshup grew harsh and ill-natured as he grew
older. The change was first felt in his own family, the peace of which
was soon destroyed by continual strife and quarrelling. He would beat
his old woman for nothing, and his children for a great deal less. He
soon began to harass his subjects with new demands and querulous
exactions. He now frequently demanded the half of a whale instead of a
tenth, or took, without asking, the whole of a grampus or finback.
Instead of contributing his aid to promote marriages, he was very
diligent in preventing them; instead of healing love-quarrels, he did
his best to make them irreconcileable. He broke many well-ordered
matches, and soured much matrimonial bliss, set many friendly families
by the ears, and created frequent wars between the different tribes of
the Island. The wild ducks he frightened with terrific shouts, so that
the Indian archer could no longer come near them; he cut the springes
set for grouse and woodcocks--in short, he became a very troublesome
and dangerous spirit. There was, however, no use in fretting; he was
seated firmly on their necks, and there was no shaking him off. So the
Indians bore his freaks with great patience, calmly took up with the
offal of the whale, and only adopted the precaution of removing as far
from him as possible. His harsh behaviour unpeopled his neighbourhood;
and soon the little elbow of land, which the white people call Cape
Higgin, had, for its only occupants, the Spirit Moshup and his family.

Upon the southern shore of the same Island of Nope, at a distance of
ten or twelve miles from the residence of Moshup, lived, at the same
period of time, Hiwassee, the proud and arbitrary Sachem of that
portion of the Island which lies most exposed to the fogs of spring.
He was a very rich and mighty man, had abundance of grape-vines, and a
vast many ponds, well stocked with clams, oysters, perch, crabs, and
wild fowl; many swamps filled with terrapins and cranberries; and much
land, well adapted to the growing of maize and other good things. He
was accounted the most powerful Sachem on the