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Grief and fadnefs vaniflied, and flying into 

 the arms of his friend, he care fled him with 

 warm embraces, then {kipped, and jumped, 

 and danced about, exhibiting all the pureft 

 figns of mirth and gratification. His com- 

 panion, not lefs delighted, received him with 

 reciprocal feelings — and a more pure and na- 

 tive fympathy was never exhibited. Happy 

 in being, again, affociated, they now retired 

 apart from the crowd, and fat down, in quiet 

 contentment, hugging and killing the red 

 fignal of bondage, like two attached and af- 

 fectionate brothers — Satisfied to toil out their 

 days, for an unknown mafter, fo they might 

 but travel their journey of flavery together. 



In the afternoon of the fame day I 

 chanced to be prefent when another gentle- 

 man came to purchafe fome of the flaves, 

 who were not fold in the morning. After 

 looking through the lot he remarked that he 

 did not fee any who were of pleafant coun- 

 tenance ; and going on to make further ob- 

 jections, refpedHng their appearance, he was 

 interrupted by the vendor who remarked that 

 at that moment they were feen to great dis- 

 advantage, as they looked worfe "from having 



