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ii specimen of hia kind as ever I saw, and oxcited 

 universal admiration when we got him on deck. 



"Well, this savage fellow gradually came undoi 

 the influence of man, and at the end of the first 

 week out was already as tame as need be. He 

 was my favorite. I frequently walked to his stall 

 with a handfull of salt, or an armfull of feed. 

 And shortly he would low gently at my approach, 

 and if I stood near enough to him, would hold out 

 his great head to be scratched, permitting me to 

 handle the horns which but a few days before had 

 impaled a Madagassy. He could distinguish me 

 from all others, even at some distance, and would 

 manifest pleasure even at the sound of my voice. 

 Many of the cattle had names given them by 

 their especial friends among the crew. Thus 

 the Malabars had two favorites whom they called 

 respectively Abdallah and Mohammed AH. I called 

 my huge friend, Sancho, and by this name he was 

 shortly known to all on board. 



When our cargo was landed at Port Louis, I 

 took a farewell of Sancho. But some days after- 

 ward, while rambling over a beautiful pasture 

 .some miles from the city, I unknowingly ap- 

 proached a herd of cattle. I was about to retreat 

 for the hump cattle quite frequently attack stran- 

 gers when a mighty animal came running toward 

 me, head down and tail high in air. I thought 

 my end was nigh, ana looked about rather de- 

 Bpair : ngly for an avenue of retreat, when I recog- 

 nized in the advancing brute my old friend 



