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James ; — he difcovers a natural taftey which excites an 

 extraordinary kcenefs and indufti-y in his fearches. As 

 often as he could be fpared he traverfcd the coafts and 

 hills, for and near, returning always with flores, — many 

 of them rare or' pretty. Some of my French ac- 

 fjuantances, obferving his merit in this .and other fingu- 

 larities, joined to a very uripoliflied appearance, called 

 him hr fnge Jawvage.^ — che wife Savage. In the courfe 

 of' thef«i excurfions he met witli varrdus adventuresj 

 fome df them odd, and ludicrous enough. I fcould re- 

 late .them at full len-gth, v/Sr^ 1 difpofed to 'imi<:atethe 

 example of rriinute travellers,- who v/ri'e for" the famS 

 and-prdfit of ample publications. I was ninde acquaint- 

 ed with a Pere Urban, a dominican prieft of the con- 

 tent of St. Pierre, at Toulon ; he had collefled a fmalf 

 cabinet of natural hiftory, which was for fale, I pur- 

 chafed the molt part of it.- After this commerce with 

 hira, he- 'appeared to be attached to me, made me re- 

 peated' vifits herie,' and affif{:c<d me in other purchafes._ 

 I hadfomc proofs of his kindiicfp, and fome of his craft.- 

 IXpon the vvhole,hO\vevci-,we were mutually well pleaf- 

 ed. • He am u fed' me, and I believe I paid him in a' 

 manner fuihciently liberal and comfortable. I muft' 

 again make honourable mention of a barber. — He fer- 

 ved me at this place, — his name is M'O^if. Arena ; — I 

 fet it down for reccUecllon, if ever I fliould return here, 

 and that I may recommend him to others, for he is an' 

 excellent honeft fellow. ■ He was an amateur of na- 

 tural hiftory; he fometimes volunteered as a guide 

 to James, and otherwife materially affifted me; — 

 at length he fuggefted a flirew.d experiment, whicli 

 I fliall try in other retired fituations ; though it may 

 feem whimfical it fucceededwell. He publilhed a pro- 

 clamation by the common cryer in the village, and 

 'neighbourhood, that a foreign gentleman, whofc place 

 of refidence he exprcfitd, was willing to pay peafonably 

 for all articles of natural hiftorv, which were partly 

 f^ecified. Hiad dAilv, and very amufujg levees, chieily cr 



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