MAWJBAl&A. Ï S Ï Ï S i ïS Ï A Ï Ï i » fubUdud.Feb.J62t. by John. Murray, Zondon. my saddle?” Barca Gana applied' to me for information, and the bag was sent for, My specimens were not more than fifteen in number, and the eunuch, laying his hand on two pieces of fine grained granite, and some quartz, asked, “ how many dollars they would bring in my country ?” I smiled, and told him, “ N o t one : that I had no object in taking them beyond curiosity—that we had as much in England as would cover his whole country, and that I was pleased to find similar natural productions here. Assure the. sultan,” added I, to Barca Gana, “ that, to take any thing from any of the inhabitants of thesfe countries is not the wish of the TWlkli king; the sheikh knows our intentions, which are rather to make them acquainted with European produce; and if useful to them, send more into their country.” ‘f True, true !” said Barca Gana : “ what have you brought for the stiltan ?”—ahd here I was again in a dilemma. I had only one small looking-glass of my own; neither knives, scissors, nor beads, although we had cases of them at Bornou. Something, however, was necessary to be given; I therefore sent for my trunk, and gave the sultan two French red imitation shawls, which I had bought for my own use, my own razor, and a pair of scissors; while fori himself the eunuch took my two remaining pocket- handkerchiefs, and a coloured muslin one, with which he appeared to be highly delighted. April 25.—The news of the presents I had produced brought early this morning fifteen of the sultan’s sons, with double the number of followers, to my te n t: they all wanted gunpowder, knives,; and scissors; I had however neither one nor the other to give them. Two or three of the oldest of the princes got a French silk handkerchief each, and one a pair of cotton socks, and, of course, the others went away sadly discontented. I this morning ventured to make two attempts at sketching, but my apparatus and myself were carried off without ceremony to the sultan. My pencils marking r 2
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