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ufeful creatures, belonging to my friend and com^ 
panion, the trader, on the fight of whom they af- 
fembled together from all quarters; fome at a dis- 
tance - faluted him with fhrill neighings of gratitude, 
or came prancing up to lick the fait out of his 
hand, wliilft the younger and more timorous came 
galloping onward, but coyly wheeled off, and fetch- 
ing a circuit flood aloof ; but as foon as their lord 
and mailer flrewed the cryftaline falty bait on the 
hard beaten ground, they all, old and young, docile 
and timorous, foon formed themfelves in ranks and 
fell to licking up die delicious morfel. 
It was a fine fight ; more beautiful creatures I 
never faw ; there were of them of ail colours, fi- 
zes and difpofttions. Every year, as they become 
of age, he fends off a troop of them down to 
Charlefton, where they are fold to the highefl bid- 
der. 
Having paid our attention to this ufeful part of 
the creation, who, if they are under our dominion, 
have confequently a right to our protehlion and fa- 
vour, we returned to our trufly fervants that 
were regaling themfelves in the exuberant fweet 
paflures and flrawberry fields in fight, and mounted 
again. Proceeding on our return to town, continued 
through part of this high forefl fkirting on the 
meadows: began to afcend the hills of a ridge which 
we were under the necefiity of crofting ; and having 
gained its fummit, enjoyed a moll enchanting view; 
a vaft expanfe of green meadows and flrawberry 
gelds ; a meandering river gliding through, faint- 
ing in its various turnings the lwelling, green, turfy 
knolls, embellifhed with parterres of Mowers and 
fruitful flrawberry beds ; Mocks of turkies ftrolli-ng 
about them 5 herds of deer prancing in the meads 
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