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pace with us throughout the whole of the 

 journey, and were not only at hand to give 

 us drink on the road, but were likewife in 

 readinefs to fupply us with dry clothes on our 

 arrival. 



At the diftance of about nine miles from 

 Johanna, the eftate Arends fuddenly opened 

 to our view, and the fcene before the eye be- 

 came unufually varied and European. It, in 

 fome degree, reminded us of old England — 

 a circumftance which gave it additional in- 

 tereft, and led us to contemplate it with a kind 

 of filial refpe£t Looking down from high 

 land we faw, below us, a rich plantation of 

 coffee, cotton, and cocoa, together with the 

 houfe and home of M. Pauels. On defend- 

 ing from the rude plain to this finely cultured 

 eftate, our road was continued along a fragrant 

 path bordered with rows of oranges and pines, 

 which lead acrofs the plantation up to the 

 houfe. 



Our reception at Arends was friendly and 

 cordial. We found M. Pauels to be a man of 

 liberal education, and of refined manners. 

 The houfe and environs, indeed the whole 



