of beads to give him a present. I had a bag always
in reserve that contained a variety of beads and
bracelets, which obviated the necessity of opening
one of the large baskets on the road. I accordingly
made the chief happy, and also gave a present to the
humpback. The crowd now discovered an object of
fresh interest, and a sudden rush was made to the
monkey, which, being one of the red variety from
Abyssinia, was quite unknown to them. The monkey,
being far more civilized than O these naked savag^es, did
not at all enjoy their society; and attacking the
utterly unprotected calves of their legs, “Wallady”
soon kept his admirers at a distance, and amused
himself by making insulting grimaces, which kept
the crowd in a roar of laughter. I often found this
monkey of great use in diverting the attention of the
savages from myself. He was also a guarantee of my
peaceful intentions,, as-no one intending hostility would
travel about with 'a monkey as one of the party. He
was so tame and affectionate to both of us that he
was quite unhappy if out of sight of his mistress | but
he frequently took rough liberties with the blacks, for
whom he had so great an aversion and contempt that
he would have got into sad trouble at Exeter Hall.
“ Wallady ” had no idea of a naked savage being * a
man and a brother.”
That night we slept soundly, both men and beasts
being thoroughly fatigued. The natives seemed to be
aware of this, and a man was caught in the act of
stealing copper bracelets from a basket. He had crept
like a cat upon hands and knees to the spot where the
luggage was piled, and the sleepy sentry had not
observed him.
There was' no drum-call on the following morning,
that useful instrument having been utterly smashed
by the camel; but I woke the men early, and told them
to be most careful in arranging the loads securely, as
we had to thread the rocky pass between Tollogo and
Ellyria. I' felt, sure that the Turks could not be far
behind us, and I looked forward with anxiety to getting
through the pass before them.
The natives of both Tollogo and Ellyria are the
same in appearance and language as the Bari; they
are very brutal in manner, and they collected in large
crowds on our departure, with by no means a friendly
aspect. Many of them ran on ahead under the base of
the rocks, apparently to give notice at Ellyria of our
arrival. I had three men as an advance guard,—
five or six in the rear,—-while the remainder drove the
animals. Mrs. Baker and I rode on horseback at the
head of the party. On arriving at the extremity of
the narrow valley we had to thread our way through