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A VOYAGE TO 
1777. prefented, one by one, on the forked flicks, as they came 
' y - ' . in, to two men, who fat on the left; and who, till now, 
held green branches in their hands. The firft fhh they laid 
down on their right, and the fecond on their left. When 
the third was prefented, a ftont looking man, who fat be¬ 
hind the other two, reached his arm over between them, 
and made a fnatch at it; as alfo did the other two? at the 
very fame time. Thus they feemed to contend for every 
fifh that was prefented; but as there were two hands againft 
one, befides the advantage of iituation, the man behind got 
nothing but pieces ; for he never quitted his hold, till the 
hill was torn out of his hand ; and what little remained in 
it, he fhook out behind him. The others laid what they 
got, on the right and left alternately. At length, either by 
accident or delign, the man behind got pofTellion of a whole 
hill, without either of the other two fo much as touching 
it. At this, the word mareeai , which iignifies very good , or 
well done , was uttered in a low voice throughout the whole 
crowd. It feemed, that he had performed now all that was 
expeCted from him; for he made no attempt upon the few 
fifh that came after. Thefe fifh, as alfo the bafkets, were 
all delivered, by the perfons who brought them in, fit¬ 
ting ; and, in the fame order and manner, the fmall poles, 
which the firft pro ce Hi on carried, had been laid upon the 
ground. 
The laft proceffion being clofed, there was fome fpeak- 
ing or praying, by different perfons. Then, on fome fignal 
being given, we all flatted up, ran feveral paces to the left, 
and fat down with our backs to the prince, and the few 
who remained with him. I was defired not to look behind 
me. However, neither this injunction, nor the remem¬ 
brance of Lot’s wife, difcouraged me from facing about, 
I now 
