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glittering, and of course, in his estimation, 
more valuable. Recollecting that I wore 
a pair of paste knee-buckles, I took them 
out, and after having prepared two loops, 
I hung one upon each of his ears. The 
moment this was done, the chief stalked 
about with an air of uncommon dignity. 
His people seemed to pay him greater re- 
verence than before ; and they were em- 
ployed for some time in gazing at the bril- 
liancy of the ornaments, and contemplating 
the august deportment of their chief ma- 
gistrate. The European may smile at 
this recital; the exhibition of my knee- 
buckles may indeed provoke his risibility, 
but when he treats the feelings of the sa- 
vage on this occasion with contempt, let 
him bestow a thought on the star, the garter, 
or the coronet, and then make a sensible 
distinction if he can. 
As this donation gave me a powerful 
interest with the chief, I resolved, during 
my stay with the CafFrees, to procure every 
possible information respecting the customs, 
manners, and opinions of these people. 
Some travellers have reported, that the 
