TRAVELS IN 
dowed with groves of the Orange, loaded with both 
green and ripe fruit, - and embellifhed with their 
fragrant bloom, gratifying the tafte, the fight, and 
the fmell at the fame inftant. Leaving this delight- 
ful retreat, we foon came to the verge of the groves, 
when prefented to view a vaft verdant bay of the 
favanna. We difcovered a herd of deer feeding at 
a fmall diftance ; upon the fight of us they ran off, 
taking fhelter in the groves on the oppofite point or 
cape of this fpacious meadow. My companions be- 
ing old expert hunters, quickly concerted a plan 
for their deftru&ion. One of our company imme- 
diately ftruck off, obliquely crofling the meadow for 
the oppofite groves, in order to intercept them, 
if they mould continue their courfe up the foreft, to 
the main ; and we croffed ftraight over to the point, 
if pollible to keep them in fight, and watch their 
motions, knowing that they would make a {land 
thereabouts, before they would attempt their laft 
efcape. On drawing near the point, we ilackened 
our pace, and cautioufly entered the groves ; when 
we beheld them thoughtlefs and fecure, flouncing 
in a fparkling pond, in a green meadow or cove 
beyond the point ; fome were lying down on their 
fides in the cool waters, whiift others were prancing 
like young kids ; the young bucks in playfome fport, 
with their {harp horns hooking and {purring the 
others, urging them to fplafli the water. 
I endeavoured to plead for their lives ; but my 
old friend, though he was a fenfible rational and 
good fort of man, would not yield to my philofo- 
phy. He requefted me to mind our horfes, while he 
made his approaches, cautioufly gaining ground on 
them, from tree to tree, when they all fuddenly 
fprang up and herded together : a princely buck 
who headed the party, whittled and bounded off ; 
