CHAP. VI.] 
DIRTY DONKEYS. 
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grass had been burnt, and not a blade of vegetation 
was procurable. He had abundance of sport, and he 
fed his donkey upon the flesh of antelopes, which he 
ate with avidity, and throve exceedingly. It is a 
curious fact that donkeys should under certain circum¬ 
stances become omnivorous, while horses remain clean 
feeders. 
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