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booty before the face of the man whom they 
have robbed. They will sometimes hold 
it out in their paws, as if offering to give 
it back, and then employ such ludicrous 
gestures, that, though the poor fellow loses 
bis dinner, he can seldom refrain from 
laughing. 
We are also told, that in the Cape territory 
they are often taken young and brought up 
'W'ith milk : and Kolben assures us, that they 
'vill become as watchful over their master s pro- 
perty as the most valuable house-dog in Eu- 
rope. Many of the Hottentots believe that they 
ean speak, but will not, lest they should be 
enslaved and forced to work. Though not 
naturally carnivorous, they will eat meat oi 
fish that is cooked. They are generally kept 
fastened by means of a chain to a pole ; and 
their agility in climbing, leaping, and dodging 
any one that offers to strike them, is almost 
incredible. Though one of these animals was 
