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fricaflees, much fuperior to thofe made of 
Guinea-hens or partridges with tlxe fame 
fauce. 
Narina's coufin feeing me bring down all 
forts of little birds, clofe to him, with fo 
much readinefs, begged me to lend him my 
fufee, that he might try his dexterity ; but 
it would have been bad policy in me to give 
him any inftrudtion on this fubjeft. With- 
out wifhing to be accounted a forcerer, I was 
defirous that he might be convinced, by his 
own experience, that there is a wide diffe- 
rence between a European and a Hottentot. 
Having loaded my fufee without putting 
lead Into it, I fuffered him to fire as long as 
he chofe ; but, having killed nothing, he 
became very impatient. Had I loaded my 
piece In the ufual manner, he would not per- 
haps have been more fuccefsful ; for, fearing 
that the priming would burn his face, he 
turned afide his head as foon as ever he pre- 
fented the piece. His aukwardnefs, how- 
ever, might have done fome execution ; and, 
on this account, I thought it beft to leave no- 
thing to chance : for it is certain that, had 
he killed only a fingle bu'd, my fuperior Ity 
would have been immediately leffened in 
his 
