34 VOYAGE TO MADAGASCAR- 



** entertaining great Iiopes of his talents, 

 ** fent him to India under the protedion of 

 " a commilTary general, who employed him 

 " with advantage in the company's affairs. 

 " After the death of the commiflfary, this 

 Hottentot returned to the Cape* A few 

 days after, while on a vifit to fomeHotten- 

 " tots, his relations, he formed a refolution 

 " of pulling off his European drefs, in 

 *' order to clothe hlmfelf with a flieep's fkin. 

 ** He then repaired to Vander Stel, in this 

 ** new attire, carrying a bundle containing 

 ** his old clothes, and, prefenting them to 

 " the governor, addrefled him as follows; 

 ** ' Be fo kind, lir, as to obferve, that I for 

 ** ever renounce thefe clothes ; I am deter- 

 .'^ mined to live and to die in the religion, 

 y" manners, and cuftoms of my anceftors. 

 ** The only favour I have to beg of you is^ 

 that you will fuffer me to keep the neck- 

 " lace and cutlafs which I now wear.' — Hav- 



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