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his bell: friend. My pack were never fo 
much careffed, nor fo well fed, as during the 
time that this fmall horde reniained with 
me : my great Yager, above all, excited their 
admiration; they continually told me, that 
he was a moft noble animal ; and fo much 
were their minds infatuated in this refpeft, 
that there was not a fingle man in the com- 
pany, who, if I had defired it, would not 
have given tvv^elve oxen in exchange for him. 
It muft be allowed that Yager was one of 
the flrongeft and befl made dogs in the co- 
lonies. Neither he nor any of his compa- 
nions ever quitted my guefts, with whom 
they fpent the greater part of the day in 
their kraals. Thefe good people fuffered 
them, to lap quietly the milk in their baf- 
kets ; nor did they ever dare to touch it un- 
til thefe parafites were fatisfied, I am firmly 
perfuaded, that thefe animals, which return- 
ed every evening to their kennels, would 
have been of no fervice to us, had we been 
threatened with any danger from the fa- 
vages. They were fo much attached to the 
CafFres, and had become fo little accuftomed 
to my people, that when any of thera wan- 
dered too far, and returned to the camip later 
than 
