CHARACTERS. 
arms than a bow and arrow; the 
jatter are very short, and are carried 
on the shoulder in a quiver about 
18 inches long and four in diameter, 
made of the bark of aloe’s wood, 
and covered with the skin of a great 
lizard found in ail the rivers, espe- 
cially on the banks of the Orangeand 
the Fish river. Obliged to main. 
tain a numerous company, and de- 
sirous of making the horde partake 
of my plenty of game, I went 
daily to bunt, and was always at- 
tended by a large number of Hoo- 
zuanas. If I hunted in the moun- 
tains, I climbed the rocks with 
them ; in the plain, I used one of my 
horses ;—but whether it was their 
office to follow me, or to drive 
towards me the zebras and gazelles, 
they were always indefatigable ; 
and at whatevér pace I pat my 
horse I'saw them still at-my side. 
During all the long journey which 
they performed with me, never did 
they belie their chara€ter. In 
many! respeéts they seemed to re- 
semble the Arabs, who, equally 
wanderers, equally brave and pret 
datory, are unchangeably faithful 
in their engagements, and would 
defend to the last drop of blood 
the traveller who purchases their 
services, and- puts himself under 
theic protection, 
Were my project of crossing 
Africa entirety from north to south 
practicable, it couldioniy be with 
these Hoozuaras. I am convinced 
that fifty men of:this sober, brave; 
and. indefatigable nation, would 
have sufficed me to effectuate it; 
and I shall ever regret having 
knewn them too late, and under 
circumstances in which innumerable 
misfortunes had compelled me to 
Fenounce my design,—at least for 
the present. . 
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Account of the Celebration of a Good 
Friday iz Brussels. From Owens 
Travels. . 
Acard_party was formed on Fri- 
day evening, being the Vendredz 
Saint,, the singular objet of which 
induces me ‘to mention ‘it. It 
was held at the*apartments of the 
comtesse de Choiseul; and’ attended 
by most of the fashionable people. 
Agreeably to the law of the as- 
sembly, the gains of the evening 
were to be disposed of, at the dis- 
cretion of the lady of the house, 
in purposes of charity. This isa 
custom of ancient establishment. 
An assembly, of this nature, 
where pleasure and religion are com- 
bined, must give birth to many sin- 
gular impressions. No day in the 
calendar can wear a more gloomy 
face, or excite more devotional sen- 
timents in the breast of a catholic, 
than the dey of the crucifixione 
Every means are employed to excite 
superstitious horror, and recall to 
the mind the memory of that dark- 
ness which enveloped the face of 
the earth. All that breathes the 
air of dissipation must be entire- 
ly banished, and amusement so 
gualifcd by motive, and so chas- 
tised by austerity, as to réceive the 
serious cast of religious exercise. 
To-morrow is, I understand, the 
coticluding day ofthis severe pe- 
nance: consolation will then be 
administered to the consciences of 
the devotees, who will emerge, 
fally acquitted of all past guilt, 
and at liberty to commence a fresh 
account. ‘The streets, parade, and 
promenades, will resume’ their bril. 
liancy: at present, they exhibit a 
striking pi¢ture of spiritual indo. 
lenc?: Superstition has long since 
consecrated this week’ to purposes 
which 
