1 66 VOYAGE TO MADAGASCAR. 



" the ifland, is to carry away on either fide 

 " a few cattle or flaves, the dimmutlvc fize 

 *' of the Kimos faves them from the latter 

 ** injury. With regard to the former, they 

 ** are fo fond of peace that they refolve to 

 endure it to a certaia degree ; that is to 

 ** fay, till they fee from the topa of their 

 *' mountains a formidable body advancing, 

 ** with every hoftile preparation, in the 

 " plains below. They then carry the fu- 

 ** perfluity of their flocks to the entrance of 

 ** the defiles, where they leave them ; and, 

 ** as they fay themfelves, make a voluntary 

 *' facrifice of them to the indigence of their 

 ** elder brethren ; but at the fame time de- 

 uouncing with the fevereft threats to at* 

 tack them without mercy fliould they 

 ** eudeavcur to penetrate farther into their 

 " territories ; a proof that it is neither from 

 " weaknefs nor cowardice, that they pur- 

 ** chafe tranquillity by prefents. Their 



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