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its wealth than that of the late king, and whose despotism 
there may be the less reason to dread. The ties of friendship 
are rare among the Negroes, we find no example of a person 
sacrificing himself for his friend. 
Hospitality is so generally practised among the Negroes, 
that it is not regarded by them as a virtue, but as a duty 
imposed on all mankind ; they exercise it with a generosity 
which has no bounds, and do not even make a merit of it. 
When a stranger arrives in a village, he applies to the chief, 
who lodges him in his own hut, or if it is too small, orders 
another inhabitant to receive him : and rarely solicits any 
return. When a stranger has once supped in a hut, he may 
remain there a whole month, without receiving any intima- 
tion that he is considered troublesome. If the chief is absent, 
the traveller goes to the market place ; he does not remain 
there long, before an inhabitant comes to invite him into his 
hut, which he generally gives up entirely to him. If he is 
poor, and cannot make a separate provision for his guest, he 
shares his meals with the stranger. 
Mildness and moderation generally pervade the conver- 
sation of the Joloffs When the Mahometans would reproach 
a passionate man, they say : " He is a Pagan." 
Slaves are numerous among the Joloffs, but they are so 
kindly treated that they seldom think of running away. It 
is not uncommon to see free men eating with slaves; the 
latter, when born in the hut, are never sold, that is to say, 
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