3tS travels in 
been cocked, and I made my people flioot fdf 
my old one. Klaas having been fo fortunate as 
to break the bottle to pieces, it would be im- 
poffible for me to defcrlbe his joy when he 
found that he had won the pri'Ze^ and added 
to his wardrobe an article of fo much value, 
and a piece of drefs ftill more magnificent 
than the pair of old breeches which I gave 
him when I made my folemn entry among 
the Gonaquas. 
Next morning, while we were bufily em- 
ployed on our waggon and wheels^ a general 
joy feemicd to be diffufed over every covuite- 
nance : and when I alked my people the caufe 
of this fudden emotion, they came up to mc, 
and pointed to a diftc.nt cloud, which feemed 
to be advancing towards us. In this pheno- 
menon I found nothing that could occafion 
fo much rejoicing; and I did not diftinguifh, 
till this pretended cloud had got nearer us, 
that it was compofed of millions of locufts. 
I had often heard mention made of thefe in- 
fers, which every year colleft themfelves into 
innumerable fwarms, and quit the places that 
gave birth to them, in order to eftablifh them- 
felves fomewhere elfe ; but this was the firft 
f time I ever faw them* They were Indeed 
fo 
