Page:Voyage in search of La Perouse, volume 1 (Stockdale).djvu/142

132 having pent a great deal of time with aying very little, we went to take our repoe, of which we tood in great need. We all envied the peaceable life which this repectable planter leads, in the midt of a family where the greatet implicity of manners is united with the mot engaging politenes.

10th. As oon as it was day, we went to take a view of the grounds about this delightful habitation. We found in M. Boman's garden mot of the kitchen-plants and fruits of Europe; fine plantations of almond-trees roe before the front of the houe, which was urrounded on all ides with vineyards that contitute the chief wealth of the owner.

Soon after un-rie, M. Boman's younget daughters, eeing that we were collecting inects, came to offer us their aitance. They hunted them through the garden with incredible wiftnes; and oon brought us a fine collection of uch as they thought the prettiet.

As we were hortly to ail from the Cape, we had not much time left us for our expedition to Franche Hoek. We therefore took leave of this amiable family, with the mot enible regret, and proceeded on our journey.

We arrived in good time at Stellenboch, where we topped at the houe of M. Hoffman. The