TRAVELS IN 
dent Palm, {land ccnfpicuous amongft them, At 
the fame time are feen innumerable droves of cat- 
tle ; the lordly bull, lowing cow, and fleek capri- 
cious heifer. The hills and groves re-echo their 
cheerful fecial voices. Herds of fprightly deer, 
fquadrons of the beautiful fleet Siminole horfe, 
flocks of turkeys, civilized communities of the fo- 
norous watchful crane, mix together, appearing 
happy and contented in the enjoyment of peace, 
till diflurbed and affrighted by the warrior man. 
Behold yonder, coming upon them through the 
darkened groves, fneakingly and unawares, the 
naked red warrior, invading the Elyfian fields and 
green plains of Alachua. At the terrible appear? 
ance of the painted, fearlefs,, uncontrouled, and free 
Siminole, the peaceful innocent nations are at once 
thrown into diforder and difmay. See the different 
tribes and bands, how they draw towards each 
other ! as it were deliberating upon the general 
good. Suddenly' they fpeed off with their young 
in the centre ; but the roebuck fears him not : here 
he lays himfeif down, bathes and flounces in the 
.cool flood. The red warrior, whofe plumed head 
flafhes lightning, whoops in vain ; his proud am- 
bitious horfe ffrains and pants ; the earth glides 
from under his feet, his flowing mane whiflles in the 
wind, as he comes up full of vain hopes. The 
bounding roe views his rapid approaches, rifes up 3 
lifts aloft his antlered h.ead, erects the white flag*, 
and fetching a fhrill whiffle, fays to his fleet and free 
aflbciates, " follow he bounds off, and in a few 
minutes difiances his foe a mile ; fuddenly he flops, 
turns about, and laughing fays, " how vain ! go 
chafe meteors in the azure plains above, or hunt 
butterflies in the fields about your towns.' 9 
* Alluding to his taiL 
