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I took this opportunity of giving out 
worthy hoft a proper idea of the Tarnbouchls. 
His mind liad been poifoned by fome of hi^ 
depredating neighbours, and never going on 
fuch parties himfelf, had entertained thefe 
prejudices without having any opportanity 
of knov^ang the contrary. He appeared 
much pleafed at the condud' of thtTarnbonchis 
during our abode in their country, and de« 
dared this cireumftance alone would relieve 
liiro from many hours of uneafmefs. 
His fequellered manfion v/as nearly fur- 
rounded by trees, on which were hung to 
dry, the Ikins of licns^ (X?^^'^'? panthers^ and 
f >ther deftruftive animals, killed in the vicin- 
ity of his ovvTi habitation. I obierved alfo tlic 
carcafes of tv/o enorm^ous creatures, lyino; 
near the door, which had the appearance of 
being recently deftroyed. He toidme they 
were two rhinoccrofes tliat his fons had killed 
Wt the day before on their own land. This 
.gave rife to a narrative refpecling the£e an^ 
imals,' Vv^iicli the good man related with 
great circumf|)ecl:ion, and v/hicli appeared 
to me fo very extraordinary, that I deter- 
mined to record it for the fatisfaction of the 
curious. 
" Thefe creatures, faid the farmer, are 
more favage, and infinitely more to be 
dreaded, than any other anim^al of the de- 
ferts. Even the Uon^ w^hen he ptrceives a 
rhinoceros^ will fiy from him on the inftant, 
I had a proof of this, faid he, about tv/o 
years ago. I was traveriing my lands in 
