AFRICA. 
Of the two obligations that might be con- 
ferred on thefe good people, one was not in 
my power, that of iupplying them with to- 
bacco. My people had been at half their 
ufuai allowance oi this article for a month paft, 
and even ac that rate I had not enough to an- 
fwer the demand of my journey : of courfe I 
was not willing, by an improper difplay of 
liberality, to give them reafon to accufe me of 
depriving them of their du€, for the purpofe 
of gratifying ftrangers at their expence, 
"With refped to the lions, it was more eafy 
for me to render the hord^ the fervice they 
wanted; but this required much prudence and 
circumfpedion. Their obfiinately perfevering 
to remain in the thicket, notwithflanding all 
that had been done to drive them out, gave 
me reafon to fafped: they had young ones ; 
and this circumfliance rendered the attack a 
bufmefs of no fmall danger. 
Thefe animals, at all times formidable, have 
at fuch periods a fiercenefs that nothing can 
refill:. Animated by the neceflity of defend- 
ing and procuring food for their young, they 
dread no danger, and would face a whole 
R 4 ^^rmy. 
