AFRICA. 221 
Among my Hottentots there was one who 
had travelled thus far in his youth with his 
horde and family, who had not been long re- 
moved from it. As he had befides a fuperfi- 
cial knowledge of the country, I feleCted him, 
with four others ; and, having put my camp 
In order, we departed all fix, carrying with 
us fome provifions; and following the traces, 
which we never loft fight of even for a mo- 
ment : but they led us on till night without 
feeing any thing. We then fat down to fup- 
per very merrily, exhorting one another not 
to think too much of the enjoyments of our 
camp; and, having kindled a large fire, we 
ftretched ourfelves out around it, on, the cold 
hard ground. 
Though each of us iia d afFeded to infpire 
his companions with courage and patience, 
we were equally tormented with emotions of 
fear and uneafinefs : none of us enjoyed a 
found fleep : on the fmalleft breath of wind, 
or the leaft quivering of a leaf, we ftarted up 
to liften, and began to prepare for our own 
prefervation. Night paffed away amidft tliefe 
flight alarms; and at the break of day I roufed 
my fleepy companions by loud cries : little 
time was requifite for them to be drefled; and 
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