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scription of " the thirsty man dreaming; and behold, he drinkelh! 

 but he awaketh; and behold he is faint, and his soul hath ap- 

 petite!" How exquisite is the truth and beauty in Park's descrip- 

 tion of such a slumber. "No sooner had I shut my eyes, than 

 " fancy would convey me to the streams and rivers of my native 

 " land; there, as I wandered along the verdant bank, I surveyed 

 " the clear stream with transport, and hastened to swallow the de- 

 lightful draught; but, alas! disappointment awakened me, and 

 " I found myself a lonely captive, perishing of thirst amidst the 

 " wilds of Africa." 



The Mahrattas do not seem to mind heat or cold, wet or drj r 

 encampments, nor any other inconvenience; fond of a rambling- 

 life, predatory excursions are their great delight. The followers 

 of the camp, so often alluded to, are generally a singular set of 

 people. I do not mean the regular shop-keepers, or persons who 

 hold situations in the army, but those who attach themselves to it 

 with their wives and children, to pick up what they can find; who 

 have no other place of abode, nor mode of obtaining a living: 

 each man possesses a poor half-starved ox, or an ass, which is laden 

 with the wealth of the family, perfectly corresponding with an 

 ancient picture of the wily Gibeonites in their pretended em- 

 bassy to Joshua, who " worked wilily, and went and made as if 

 they came from a very far country, and took old sacks upon their 

 asses, and leather bottles, old and rent, and bound up; and old 

 and clouted shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon them; 

 and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy." 



Asses are common in many parts of Hindostan, and are used 

 as beasts of burden. This humble animal seems to be ill-treated 



