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vant who takes care of Ayabdar's horfe, coming up with Guebra Mehedin himfelf, hurt as he was, ftruck him over the ikull with a large crooked knife like a hatchet, and left him mortally wounded on the field, whence he was carried to a church, where he is now lying a miferable fpeclacle, and can never recover." btrates could hold no longer. He got up and danced as if he had been frantic, fometimes finging Greek fongs, at another time pronoun- cing ten thoufand curfes, which he wifhed might overtake him in the other world. For my part, I felt very differently, for I had much rather, conlidering whofe nephew he was, that he mould have lived, than to have it faid that he re- ceived hi> firil wound, not a mortal one, but intended as fuch, from my hand.

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