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fix the balls, which were twilled in a very ex- 

 traordinary manner round the horfe's hind legs, 

 I offered no afliftance, but fuffered him to ma- 

 nage the bufinefs entirely by himfelf. 



He begun by difmounting, and ftill keep- 

 ing his lace tight, tied a knot with the end 

 of it round the fore legs of the horfe, by the 

 means of which he in a moment threw him 

 upon his iide ; he then fet his foot on the 

 horfe's neck, but without flackening that part 

 of the lace which was round it, and crawled 

 down over his body, till he could reach the 

 hind legs, from which he difentangled the balls', 

 after this he flipped the knot which tied the 

 fore legs, and allowing him to rife, led him 

 away. We then rejoined our companions, and 

 reached the houfe of a farmer, who was alfo an 

 auxiliary Lieutenant, lituated in a mod roman- 

 tic fpot; on one fide, the view is bounded by 

 mountains, and on the other, it opens to an ex- 

 tenfive profpedl, where woods, lakes, and rivers 

 afford a moil charming relief to each other. The 

 country is very fertile, and the uncultivated 

 parts abound in game, and immenfe numbers of 

 wild horfes and cattle ; oftriches are alfo very 

 . plentiful here. 



We were hofpitably received, and provided 

 with good accommodations of every fort, and 

 in the jnorning purfued our journey. About 



R 3 noon 



