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tu tliirty-nine; but at> he then fainted, i stopped 

 and released hmi; when he thanked me on his 

 knees for my kMiity, and acknowledged that he 

 not only deserved the punishment, but expected 

 that I should hixxe flogged him nearly to death, 

 And as I had the pleasure to observe, that all my 

 people expressed themselves well pleased with 

 what I liad done, I therefore hoj^e to have no 

 more occasion to be reduced to the painful neces- 

 sity of inflicting corporal punishment as an ex- 

 ample to the rest. 



A sharp frost this morning, a cloudy day, and 

 moist evening. 



Sftfurrlnif, August 14, 1779. I took a walk 

 round the island with the dogs, but saw nothing. 

 I was also attended hy my young deer, which is 

 now perfectly tame, and I shall now make some 

 remarks on those animals. Notwithstanding rein- 

 deer are nattirallv verv wild and timorous, vet no 

 creature is so soon, or so effectually tamed if taken 

 young; but what they may be when caught after- 

 wards I cannot tell. They not only grow very 

 bold, but also shew great affection for such men 

 and dogs as they take a likiug to, and have a great 

 spite against those who affront them. This deer 

 of mine has had its full liberty ever since the 

 fourth day aft(M- i1 was caught (except a few 

 nights conflneuiciit in Ihe crib, lest the dogs 

 should kill it wlx-u we were all aslee]^) but since 

 that, it has constantly lain oui. Tt is not in the 

 least alarmed at any noise, not even at the report 

 of a gun fired close to it; but il is nmch terrifled, 



