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the age of reason, and wlio employ them, in the intervalj 
in different serviceSj and then give them their hberty. 
One of our friends had one in his possession, which he 
gave over to ns. He was called Panchotc, was not 
wanting in intelligence, and was especially full of mis- 
chief."* 
The following account of M, de la Gii-oniere's visit to 
a tribe residing near the east coast of Luzon, a httle to 
the north of the parallel of ManilUj is the more interest- 
ing from such events being of very rare oecurrence, their 
commuEication with strangers being seldom of a friendly 
nature. " I passed three days among the good Tagalocs 
of Binangonan, who received and filted me like a real 
prince. The fourth day I made my adieus, and we 
directed our course towards the north, among mouutains 
always eovercd with, thick forests, and which, like those 
we had just quitted, presented no traced route, excepting 
a few narrow path-ways beaten by wild beasts. We 
advanced with caution for we were now in the parts 
inhabited by the Ajetas. At night we concealed our fires, 
and one of us always acted as sentinel, for what we feared 
most was a surprise. 
" One moramg, while pursuing our way in silence, we 
heard before us a chorus of squeaking tones, which had 
more resemblance to the cries of birds then to the human 
voice. We kept on our guard, concealing our approach 
as much as possible with the aid of the trees and 
bi-amblcs. All at once we perceived at a little distance 
about forty savages, of all sexes and ages, who had 
• "Lc5 Pliilippmes," n, p, 195. 
