AFRICA, 449 
his children, and his friends. I repaired, 
therefore, to the horde. His return occafion- 
ed inexpreffible joy ; which was fo much the 
greater, as they fuppofed us to be dead^ and 
had defpaired of ever feeing us more. It was 
in confequence of this perfuafion, that they 
had thought proper to remove and fettle in 
another place. 
The people of the horde told me another 
piece of news, which gave me ftill greater 
pleafure than the former: it was, that the 
worthy Schoenmaker had alfo quitted the 
mountains, and ePtablifiied his camp in the 
neighbourhood; Eager to fee this honeft be- 
ing, for whom I had fo great an efteem, and 
to whom I owed fo many obligations, I in- 
ftantly paid him a vifit, and embraced him 
with the tendereft affedion. 
The fervices which he had exerted himfelf 
to render me were alive in my memory and 
my heart, and I wanted no new motive to in- 
tereft me in his behalf. But I confefs I could 
not behold him furrounded with his wives and 
children, like a good father and kind hufband, 
without feeling myfelf ftill more inclined to 
ferve him to the utmoft of my power. 
I acquainted him with the defign I had 
Vol. III. G g formed 
