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Animals scarce j knew how sufficiently to express 

 their joy. They capered and caracoled, neighed, 

 and rolled upon the ground, in the exuberance of 

 their joy. I was told they were of the Arabiar 

 breed, although they were brought from * he Aby 

 sinian side of the Eed Sea. They were fine, 

 plump, lithe, and exceedingly high-spirited, as 3 

 had occasion to notice when they had again lecov- 

 ered their strength and flesh. 



Horses are not raised on the Island, but are 

 brought -hither from various parts of the East, 

 principally from the ports on the Eed Sea. 

 Neither is stock raising pursued as a business. I 

 was told that the climate is unfavorable to its suc- 

 cess. Cattle are brought from the adjoining 

 island of Madagascar, and from the coast of Africa, 

 These branches of trade give employment to a 

 large number of vessels owned or sailing from 

 here. 



On the third day I was paid off by the captain, 

 who gave me forty rupees, ($20), in consideration, 

 as he said, of my having been very useful to him. 

 Arrived on shore, I was welcomed as though I was 

 an old resident, and in a short time was estab- 

 lished very comfortably, Angelique, who proved a 

 dear good girl, providing as carefully for my 

 wants as though I had been really her brother. 



In a few days I was placed in command of Cap- 

 tain Lepelletier's boat, and with a little Malabar 

 boy as crew and to sliow me the way, we sailed 

 down the harbor As we glided slowly over the 



