IjS TRAVELS IN 
dowed with groves of the Orange, loaded with both 
green and ripe fruit, and embellifhed with their 
fragrant bloom, gratifying the tafte, the fight, and 
the fmell at the fame inftant. Leaving this delight- 
ful retreat, we foon came to the verge of the groves, 
when prefented to view a vaft verdant bay of the 
favanna. We difcovered a herd of deer feeding at 
a fmall diftance ; upon the fight of us they ran off, 
taking fhelter in the groves on the oppofite point 
or cape of this fpacious meadow. My companions 
being old expert hunters, quickly concerted a plan 
for their deftrudtion. One of our company imme- 
diately ft ruck off, obliquely crofting the meadow for 
the oppofite groves, in order to intercept them, 
if they fhould continue their courfe up the fbreft, to 
the main; and we crofted ftraighc over to the point, 
if poftible to keep them in fight, and watch their 
motions, knowing that they ' would make a ftand 
thereabouts, before they would attempt their laft 
efcape. On drawing near the point, we flackened 
our pace, and cautioufiy entered the groves ; when 
we beheld them though tlefs and ft cure, flouncing 
in a fparkling pond, in a green meadow or cove 
beyond the point ; force were lying down on their 
Tides in the cool waters, whiift others were pranc- 
ing like young kids; the young bucks in playfome 
fport, with their fharp horns hooking and fpurring 
the others, urging them to fplafh the water v 
I endeavoured to plead for their lives ; but my 
old friend, though he was a fen Able rational and 
good fort of man, would not yield to my philofo- 
phy. He requefted me to mind our holies, while he 
made his approaches, cautioufiy gaining ground on 
them, from tree to tree, when they all fuddenly 
fprang up and herded together: a princely buck 
who headed the party, whiffled and bounded off; 
his 
