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yet well described by any of our naturalists. The 
northern mountains of Nepaul abound with such a- 
nimals ; and I have, when there, seen a great nume= | 
ber, and eat the flefh, which is certainly delicious. 
This is all that at present I have worth commu- 
nicating to you, and fhould I in future hear or think 
of something that would be acceptable to your curi- 
osity, I fhall deem my best duty the imparting it 
to you. Dear Sir, most obedient humble servant, 
pl as AB 
Anecdote of Dr Franklin. 
In his travels through New England, he had ob- 
served, that when he went into an inn, every indi- 
vidual had a question or two to propose to him, re- 
lative to his history ; and that till each was satisfi- 
ed, and they had conferred and compared together 
their information, there was no pofsibility of pro- 
curing any refrefhment.—Therefore the moment he 
went into any of these places, he inquired for the 
master, the mistrefs, the sons, the, daughters, the 
men servants, and the maid servants; and having 
afsembled them all together, he began in this man- 
ner. ‘* Gcod people, I am Benjamin Franklin of 
Philadelphia, by trade a printer ; and a bachelor ; 
Ihave some relations at Boston, to whom 1 am go- 
ing to make a visit : my stay will be thort, and then 
I fhall return and follow my businefs, as a prudent 
man ouvht to do. This is all I know of myself, 
and all I can pofsibly inform you of ; I beg there- 
fore that you will have pity on me and my horse, 
and give us both some refrefhment.” 
