S iS TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



We paired the poll of the Fit-Auraris like lightning, leaving 

 him exceedingly furprifed at feeing me make off with his 

 mailer's horfe. He was then going to the head-quarters, 

 but faid nothing at palling; we went down one hill auk- 

 wardly enough ; and, when we got to a fmall plain and a 

 brook below, the horfe would have gone eaiily enough ei- 

 ther a trot or walk up the other, but I had only to ihake 

 my ilirrups to make him fet oif again at a violent gallop, 

 and when he ilopt he trembled all over. I was now refol- 

 ved to gain a victory, and hung my upper cloak upon a 

 tree, the attempting which occaiioned a new battle ; but he 

 was obliged to fubmit. I then between the two hills, half up 

 the one and half up the other, wrought him fo that he 

 had no longer either breath or ftrength, and I began to 

 think he would fcarce carry me to the camp. 



I now found that he would walk very quietly ; that 

 a gentle touch of the fpur would quicken him, but that he 

 had not ftrength or inclination to gallop ; and there was no 

 more rearing or kicking up behind. I put my cloak, there- 

 fore, about me in the bell manner poffible, juil as if it 

 had never been ruffled or difcompofed by motion, and in 

 this manner repairing the Fit-Auraris' quarters, came in fight 

 of the camp, where a large field fown with teff, and much 

 watered, was in front. I went out of the road into this field, 

 which I knew was very foft and deep, and therefore favour- 

 able for me. Coming near Faiil's tent, the horfe ilopt upon, 

 gently ftraitening the bridle, as a horfe properly broke 

 would have done, on which my fervant took the faddle and 

 bridle, and returned the groom his own. 



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