text:  but generally they found that they could be very friendly and very helpful. We didn't have any trouble with the Indians. They told us before we left England that we must be good to them and if we had any trinkets we could give them to bring them along. They did sell light trinkets. At first we were a little annoyed at so many of them begging, but we always treated them nice and they never hurt us. In fact, they saved our lives at various times, such as when they gave us food.