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ufeful creatures, belonging to my friend and com- 
panion, the trader, on the fight of whom they af- 
iembled together from all quarters ; fome at a dif- 
tance faluted him with fhrill neighings of gratitude, 
or came prancing up- to lick the fait out of his 
hand, whilft the younger and more timorous came 
galloping onward, but coyly wheeled off, and fetch- 
ing a circuit flood aloof ; but as foon as their lord 
and mafter ftrewed the cryftaline falty bait on the 
hard beaten ground, they all, old and young, docile 
and timorous, foon formed themfelves in ranks and 
fell to licking up the delicious morfel. 
It was a fine fight ; more beautiful creatures I 
never faw; there were of them of all colours, 
fizes and difpofitions. Every year, as they become 
of age, he fends off a troop of them down to 
Char left on, where they are fold to the higheft bid- 
der. 
Having paid our attention to this ufeful part of 
the creation, who, if they are under our dominion, 
have confequently a right to our protection and fa- 
vour, we returned to our trufty fervants that 
were regaling themfelves in the exuberant fweet 
paftures and ftrawberry fields in fight, and mounted 
again. Proceeding On our return to town, continued 
through part of this high foreft fkirting on the 
meado ws : began to afcend the hills of a ridge which 
we were under the neceffity of crofling ; and having 
gained its fummit, enjoyed a mod enchanting view ; 
a.'' vaft expanfe of green meadows and ftrawberry 
fields ; a meandering river gliding through, falut- 
ing in its- various turnings the fweliing, green, turfy 
knolls, embellimed with parterres of flowers and 
fruitful ftrawberry beds ; flocks of turkies ftrolling 
about them ; herds of deer prancing in the meads 
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