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moments, but thefe moments were fingularly 
painful. They were firft feized with convul- 
fions, which ended in a long and dreadful 
agony. Scarcely was one deprived of life than 
another became a facrifice. Next after my 
horfe, this unhappy lot fell upon the very bell 
of my oxen ; and of all my lofles, this in parti- 
cular occafioned me the greateft afflidion. The 
reader will pardon me if I digrefs for a moment 
to tell him the reafon. 
I had given to this faithful fervant the name 
of Ingland. He was the oldeft and ftrcngeft 
beaft I poiTefled : accordingly he had fuccefs- 
fully encountered the fatigue of my firft jour- 
ney, though, during the v/hole route, he had 
conftantly occupied the thill to my heavieft 
and principal waggon. Diflinguifhed by an 
inftinft fuperlor to the ether animals of his 
fpecies, my people, when they unharnefied 
him, gave themfelves no concern to prevent 
him from efcaping ; he wandered at will in the 
pafture, and was committed, if Lmay fo ex- 
prefs myfelf, to the guidance of his own under- 
flanding; there was no fear that he would 
wander from the place. When it was time to 
travel another fiage, it was unneceffary to fetch 
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