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dent Palm, ffand confpicuous among# them. At 
the fame time are feen innumerable droves of cat- 
tle 3 the lordly bull, lowing cow, and fleck capri- 
cious heifer. The hills and groves re-echo their 
cheerful, focial voices. Herds of fprightly deer* 
fquadrons of the beautiful fleet Siminole horfe, 
flocks of turkeys, civilized communities of the fo- 
norous watchful crane, mix together, appearing 
happy and contented in the enjoyment of peace, 
till difturbed and affrighted by the w irricr man. 
Behold yonder, coming upon them through the 
darkened groves, fheakingiy and unawares, the 
naked red warrior, invading t ■ e Elyflan fields and 
green plains of Alachua, At the terrible appear- 
ance of the painted, fearlefsv uncontrouled, anci free 
Siminole, the peaceful innocent nations are at once 
thrown into diforder and difmay. See the different 
tribes and bands, how they draw towards each 
other! as it were deliberating upon the general 
good. Suddenly they fpeed off with their young 
in the centre 3 but the roebuck fears him not: here 
he lays himfelf down, bathes and flounces in the 
cool flood. The red warrior, whofe plumed head 
fiafhes lightning, whoops in vain; his proud am- 
bitious horfe ftrains and pants 3 the earth glides 
from under his feet, his flowing mane whiffles in the 
wind, as he comes up full of vain hopes. The 
bounding roe views his rapid approaches, rifes up, 
lifts aloft his antlered head, ereffts the white flag *, 
and fetching a fiirili whiffle, fays to his fleet and free 
affociates, “ follow 3” he bounds off, and in a few 
minutes diftances his foe a mile 3 fuddenly he flops, 
turns about, and laughing fays, cc how vain ! go 
chafe meteors in the azure plains above, or hunt 
butterflies in the fields about your towns,” 
* Alluding £0 his tail.' 
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