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The poor beaft made a fad figure, cut iu the fides to pieces, and bleeding at the jaws ; and the feis, the rafcal that put me up m him, being there when I difmounted, he held up his hands upon feeing the horfe fo mangled, and began to teftify great furprife upon the fuppoled harm I had done. I took no notice of this, only laid, Carry that horfe to your mailer; he may venture to ride him now* which is more than either he or you dared to have done in the morn- ing.

As my own horfe was bridled and faddled, and 1 found myfelf violently irritated, I refolved to ride to compofe ray- felf a little before another interview, for I thought this laft piece of treachery, that might have coll me my legs and arms, was worfe than what pa fled in the tent the night be- fore ; it feemed to be aimed at my life, and to put- a very ef- fectual itop to the continuing my journey. My fervant had in his hand a fhort double-barrelled gun loaded with fhot for killing any uncommon bird we might fee by the way. I took the gun and my horfe, and went up the fide of the green hill about half way, in fair view of the camp, and conuderably above it, I galloped, trotted, and made my horfe perform every thing he was capable of. He was excellent in his movements, and very fufficiently trained ; this the Galla beheld at once with aftonifhment and pleai'ure ; they are naturally fond of horles, fufficiently perfect in the ufe- ful part of horfemanfhip, to be fenfible of the beauty of the ornamental.

There was then, as there always is, a vaft number of kites following the camp, which are quite familiar and live up-, on the carrion ; choofmg two gliding near me, I fhot lirft

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