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ted, and it was agreed on that Guberl (hould remain with 

 his mother, and that Telone fliould accompany Selico to 

 the Dutch factory, where he (hould receive the price of 

 his brother's liberty, and fliouId then return with the pro- 

 visions, isfc. of which they were in want. 



During this agreement Selico was the only one who did 

 not weep ; but what difficulty and distrefs did he suffer to 

 hide his tears when he was to leave his mother, and bid 

 her an eternal adieu I to embrace her for the last time ! 

 and to deceive her in swearing that he would saon return, 

 with Telone ! that they were only going to revisit their for- 

 mer habitation, and find if they could not again take pof- 

 sefsion of it ! The good old woman believed them, but (he 

 could scarcely tear herself out of the arms of her sons -, (he 

 trembled for the dangers they were about to run ; and by an 

 involuntary foresight (he ran after Selico, when he >ad dis- 

 appeared from her presence. The two youp.^ brothers, 

 of whom it was difficult to say which was J-fie most to be 

 pitied, arrived in. a few days at the ci>y of Sabi. The 

 murders had ceased \ Peace began to raise her head } and 

 the king of the Dahomais, quiet pefsefsor of the states of 

 Julda, wilhed to encourage an- intercourse with Europe- 

 sns, and had given them ajn establiffiment within his walls. 

 Many Englifh and Frcnc)i merchants were admitted to, 

 his court, to whom he sold his numerous prisoners, and' 

 he divided among his soldiers the lands of the conquered. 

 Telon£ soon found, a merchant who offered him an hun- 

 dred crowns, for his brother. Whilst he was hesitating 

 an4 tremiiling at this horrible bargain, a trumpet sounds 

 in the squaie, and » public crier proclaims with a loud 

 voice, that the king of Dahomai would give four hundred 

 ounces of gold to whoever would deliver alive a negro, as 

 yet unknown, who had dared to profane, the preceding 

 night, the seraglio of the monarch, and had escaped at 

 day-break, amidst the arms of his guards, Selica, on hear- 



