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<r He related the following apologue, to ex-
plain to me the reasons which had induced him
to resist the French.—' A black slave, after a
r long journey, in which he had endured every
* sort of fatigue and want, arrived at last at a
* small field of sugar-canes. Having stopped
* there, and refreshed himself with the delicious
* juice of the cane, he determined to take up
* his residence in the field. Bye and bye other
r two travellers passed that way in succession ;
' the first said—Sulamalcc,’ (Health be with
thee). * The Devil take you,’ replied the
black. f The second traveller, who was at this
* time just approaching, asked why he had re-
‘ turned so uncivil an answer to so kind a salu-
f tation ? I have good reasons for that (replied
* he). Had my answer been friendly, this man
r who accosted me would have sat himself down
' beside me, and tasted my food; and upon
c finding it good, he would have endeavoured
* to take it all to himself.’
tc I recommended the Christians toDjjezar,
and particularly the convents of Nazareth and
Jerusalem. He assured me he would treat
them with great kindness. I did not forget
the Mutalis, and I received the same assurances
in their favor. Djjezar repeatedly told me,
that his word was better than treaties. Our
conversation was for some time interrupted by
some very agreeable military music, which he
ordered to be performed.
“ His palace is built with much taste and
elegance; but a number of turnings lead to the
apartments. At the bottom of the staircase
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plain to me the reasons which had induced him
to resist the French.—' A black slave, after a
r long journey, in which he had endured every
* sort of fatigue and want, arrived at last at a
* small field of sugar-canes. Having stopped
* there, and refreshed himself with the delicious
* juice of the cane, he determined to take up
* his residence in the field. Bye and bye other
r two travellers passed that way in succession ;
' the first said—Sulamalcc,’ (Health be with
thee). * The Devil take you,’ replied the
black. f The second traveller, who was at this
* time just approaching, asked why he had re-
‘ turned so uncivil an answer to so kind a salu-
f tation ? I have good reasons for that (replied
* he). Had my answer been friendly, this man
r who accosted me would have sat himself down
' beside me, and tasted my food; and upon
c finding it good, he would have endeavoured
* to take it all to himself.’
tc I recommended the Christians toDjjezar,
and particularly the convents of Nazareth and
Jerusalem. He assured me he would treat
them with great kindness. I did not forget
the Mutalis, and I received the same assurances
in their favor. Djjezar repeatedly told me,
that his word was better than treaties. Our
conversation was for some time interrupted by
some very agreeable military music, which he
ordered to be performed.
“ His palace is built with much taste and
elegance; but a number of turnings lead to the
apartments. At the bottom of the staircase
IX
field-artiU0”
inideol '■
isore hide°us
lister oi Ml
gy from th®
mt of his cye
habitants ot
rt to fancy hl
fropapoganci
Lind, To ft