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fhould make but one lot. A fecond chair 

 was now brought, and the woman was placed 

 at the fide of her hufband. His countenance 

 inftantly brightened. He hung upon the 

 neck of his wife, and embraced her with rap- 

 ture-— -then folding her in his arms, and pref- 

 fing her to his bofom, he became compofed; 

 and looked round with a fmile of compla- 

 cency, which plainly faid " proceed ! — I am 

 yours, yours, or yours ! Let this be the aflfoci- 

 ate of my toils, and I am fatisfied," The 

 bidding was renewed ! They exhibited marks 

 of health and ftrength, and, quickly, the two 

 were fold together for 1650 guilders, 



" Enough !"— you will fay. " Give me 

 no more of flaves, nor of flavery I" — For the 

 prefent I obey, and, leaving the dufky Africans, 

 proceed to introduce you to the copper-* 

 colored Indians; thus, leading you to the op- 

 pofite extreme of human life, and placing 

 you among thofe of our fpecies, who fpurn 

 alike the (hackles of flavery, and the flavifh 

 trammels of fociety. I have lately had an 

 opportunity of feeing feveral parties of the 

 wild and naked inhabitants of thefe woods — - 

 men who range, at large, in the fulled frees 



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