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tance, was probably one of his firft aflbciates. 

 This union made a powerful party in the foreft. 

 The great object of it however was rather food, 

 than conquer!. The dog, and his mailer were 

 both carnivorous animals ; and they foon be- 

 gan to gratify their appetites at the expence 

 of their fellow-brutes. The one conducting, 

 and the other executing the plan, few crea-^ 

 tures could oppofe them*. 



But 



long time, no happinefs, if he be deprived of his beloved 

 matter. He forms new attachments in time: but he never 

 forgets an old friendfliip. The friendfhip of a dog Homer has 

 thought of confequence to introduce in an epic poem. 



* In the third volume of the literary fociety of Manchefter, 

 we have a letter from Dr. Rufli of Penfylvania ; in which there 

 is an account of the mode of fettling in the American woods. 

 Thefe fettlers feem to be little better, than the favages repre- 

 fented above. 



The firft object of the fettler is to build a fmall cabin of rough 

 Jogs. The light is received through the crevices of the door; 

 and fometimes through a window of greafed paper. To this 

 labour fucceeds that of killing the trees around his cabin, (for 

 he has not time to fell them) which is done by hacking off the 

 bark around each, about two or three feet from the root. Having 

 thus obtained air, and funlhine, he ploughs a little patch of 

 ground, from which he obtains a crop of Indian corn. In 

 the mean time he feeds his family on fifh, and game, with a 

 fmall quantity of grain, which he brought with him. His 

 cow and horfe find pafture enough.'. As population increafes 



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