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to harbour the harbourless ; your purses never 



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shut to the wants of the distressed : many 

 ruined fugitive from the Oroonoque will bless 

 your kindness to him in the hour of need, when 

 flying from the woes of civil discord, without food 

 or raiment, he begged for shelter underneath your 

 roof. The poor sufferer in Trinidad, who lost his 

 all in the devouring flames, will remember your 

 charity to his latest moments. The traveller, as 

 he leaves your port, casts a longing, lingering 

 look behind ; your attentions, your hospitality, 

 your pleasantry and mirth are uppermost in his 

 thoughts; your prosperity is close to his heart. 

 Let us now, gentle reader, retire from the busy 

 scenes of man, and journey on towards the wilds 

 in quest of the feathered tribe. 



Leave behind you your high-seasoned dishes, instructions' 



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your wines, aCnd your delicacies ; carry nothing adventurers 

 but what is necessary for your own comfort, and 

 the object in view, and depend upon the skill of 

 an Indian, or your own, for fish and game. A 

 sheet, about twelve feet long, ten wide, painted, 

 and with loop-holes on each side, will be of great 

 service : in a few minutes you can suspend it 

 betwixt two trees in the shape of a roof. Under 

 this, in your hammock, you may defy the pelting 

 shower, and sleep heedless of the dews of night. 

 A hat, a shirt, and a light pair of trowsers, will be 

 all the raiment you require. Custom will soon 

 teach you to tread lightly and barefoot on the 



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