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keepers, fcarcely lefs fierce or lefs watchful, 

 than the fleeplefs guardian of the delicious 

 fruits of the Hefperides ; and, it requiring more 

 than the power of Hercules to fubdue them, I 

 foon difcovered that my beft remedy was a 

 hafty retreat. 



In my efcape I experienced more courte- 

 ous fare ; for, upon turning from the grove, 

 a gentle nymph, who had efpied me from the 

 manfion, approached, in graceful ftep, to bid 

 me welcome ; nor did fhe withhold, like the 

 Hefperian maids, the garden's golden pro- 

 duce ; but, kindly, prefented me with its 

 fweeteft, choiceft fruits. In plain terms a very 

 fine mulatto woman of the houfe, feeing me 

 walking, and obferving me to be a ftranger, 

 came out, with a plate of the fweeteft oranges 

 of the grove, and, inviting me to eat, with 

 much gracefulnefs and urbanity, kindly bade 

 me welcome. 



Prefently afterwards I met a robuft negro 

 carrying a heavy baftet of fruit upon his 

 head, and aiking him how they difpofed of 

 the immenfe numbers of oranges growing 

 upon the eftate, he replied " gib 'em to de 



