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number to our party, in readinefs to conduct: 

 us to Arends, the home of Mynheer Panels. 

 The diftance was much fhorter by land than 

 by water : our negroes, therefore, were fent 

 round with the boat, by way of the river, in 

 order to meet us in the evening ; while we 

 proceeded, on horfeback, acrofs the woods, and 

 favannas. This change not only afforded us 

 a pleafant variety in our mode of travelling, 

 but relieved us from a tedious and unintere fl- 

 ing journey in the boat. The fir ft par: of 

 our ride was acrofs a wide plain bordered 

 with heavy forefts, and exhibiting all the rude- 

 nefs of primitive nature : next we traverfed the 

 deep woods, by way of a narrow path, fol- 

 lowing each other, fingly, in true Indian file : 

 then we efcaped, again, into an open and wild 

 favanna, more varied and interefting than any 

 uncultivated fpot we had feen in the colony. 

 As we were trotting behind each other through 

 the ftill fhades of the foreft, we perceived 

 that the notes of our converfation became 

 unufually foft, and rumbled in gentle murmurs 

 amongft the trees. Struck with this unex- 

 pected charm of our voices we were induced 

 to found the huntfman's call, and the halloo ! 

 of the chace, in order to obferve the fweet- 



