at whose hut I passed the day, was a merchant we had known at Mourzuk, and here made good his professions of service,, which had never before been put to the test. On a clean mat placed in a shady corner of his hut, I slept away the heat of the day; and besides a supper of giddeed (meat dried in the sun) and rice, he regaled me with a very pleasant drink, composed of milk, red pepper, and honey. The evening was so sultry, that I- determined on waiting until after midnight; and about an hour O O ' before sunrise we mounted our horses. April 17.—Our course was south, near a number of gardens -; but the only vegetable produced in them appeared to be onions. For many miles our road was over one continued plain, covered with wheat and gussub stubble; and a little before noon we arrived at Yeddie, twenty-one miles from Angomou, a considerable town, walled, and governed by a kaid. A hut was pointed out to us, after some altercation, where we were to pass the heat of the day. I, however, took my place in the skiffa or entrance, the coolest place I could find. The kaid soon after paid me a visit, who it seemed was asleep when I arrived. He was extremely desirous that I should come to his habitation, and was greatly distressed at not having better provided for my convenience; moving was, however, quite out of the question. The heat was excessive; and I merely begged a little sweet milk, and that the crowd round the door, which I was obliged to keep open, might, if practicable, be in part dispersed; and I added, “ They are all men—pray are there no women in your town ?” The kaid, who evidently wished to make up for his former inattention, immediately answered, “ Yes, yes! plenty; and they also would like to come and look at you, if you will give them leave. This I was not disposed to refuse; and the kaid, sitting by me, and Maraymy keeping the door, so that not more than three or four came in at a time, I received upwards of one hundred of the softer sex. Some of them were beautiful unaffected children of nature. I had nothing to show them but a looking-glass, and probably nothing could have pleased them more. One insisted upon bringing her mother, another her sister, in order to see the face she loved best reflected by the side of her own, which appeared to give them exquisite pleasure; as on seeing the reflection they repeatedly kissed the object of their affection. One very young and intelligent girl asked if she might bring her child, and on gaining permission quickly returned with an infant in her arms: she. absolutely screamed with jo y ; and the tears ran down her cheeks when she saw the child's face in the glass, who shook its hand in token of pleasure on perceiving its own reflected image. By four in the afternoon we were again on the road, and Ma- raymy had raised my spirits by saying, “ that if they had not moved on, we should reach the camp of the Arabs, and the sheikh’s troops, soon after sunset.” Fortunately they had not moved; and after fourteen miles we made Meity, and to the West of the town we saw the tents of the Arabs. Maraymy now told me, “ that the sheikh wished I should put myself Under the protection of Barca Gana; that Boo-Khaloom’s responsibility ceased on arriving at Bornou; that he was now bound to provide for my safety, and that with his people he wished me to remain.” I should have been better pleased to have pitched my tent dose to that of my tried friend, and amongst my old companions the Arabs ; i but as Maraymy assured me the sheikh would be highly displeased, I instantly gave up the idea. Barca Gana received me with a great deal of civility in his tent, although he kept me several minutes waiting outside,, until he had summoned his fighi, or charm-writer—an indispensable person and one or two of his chiefs, to attend him. * If it was the will of God,” he said, “ I should come to no harm, and that he would do all in his power for my convenience.” A spot was appointed for my tent near his own; and I took my leave in order to visit the Arabs. The
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