carry tier forward being thus found ineffectual, the general cry of the coffle was, kang-tegi, kang-tegi, “ cut her throat, cut her throat;" an operation I did not wish to see performed, and therefore marched onwards with tlie foremost of the coffle. I had not walked above a mile, when one of Karfa's domestic slaveseame up to me, with poor Nealee's garment upon the end of his bow, and exclaimed Nealee qffeeleeta (Nealee is last.) I asked him whether the Silatees had given him the garment as a reward for cutting her throat; he replied, that Karfa and the schoolmaster would not consent to that measure, but had left her on the road ; where undoubtedly she soon perished, and was probably devoured hy wild beasts. The sad fate of this, wretched woman, notwithstanding the outcry beforementioned, made a strong impression on the minds of the whole coffle, and the schoolmaster fasted the whole of the ensuing day, in consequence of it. We proceeded in deep silence, and soon afterward crossed the river Furkaomah, which was about as large as the river Wonda, We now travelled with great expedition, every one being apprehensive he might otherwise meet with the fate of poor Nealee. It was however with great difficulty that I could keep up, although I threw away my spear, and every thing that could in the least obstruct me. About noon we saw a large herd of elephants, but they suffered us to pass unmolested, and in the evening we halted near a thicket of bamboo, but found no wa ter; so that we were forced to proceed four miles farther, to a small stream, where we stopt for the night. We had marched this day, as I judged, about twenty-six miles. April 26th. This morning two of the schoolmaster's pupils complained much o f pains in their legs, and one o f the slaves walked lame, the soles of his feet being very much blistered and inflamed ; we proceeded, notwithstanding, and about eleven o’clock began to ascend a rocky hill called Boki-Kooro, and it was past two in the afternoon before we reached the level ground on the other side. This was the most ¡rocky road we had yet encountered, and it hurt our feet much. In a short time we arrived at a pretty large river called Boki, which we forded: it ran smooth and clear, over a bed of whiiistone. About a mile to the westward of the river, we came to a road which leads to the north-east towards Gadou, and seeing the marks of many horses’ feet upon the soft sand, the Slatees conjectured that a party o f plunderers had lately rode that way, to fall upon some town of Gadou ; and lest they should discover, upon their return, that we had passed, and attempt to pursue us by the marks of our feet, the coffle was ordered to disperse, and travel in a loose manner through the high grass and bushes. A little before it was dark, having crossed the ridge of hills to the westward of the river Boki, we came to a well called cullong qui (white sand well), and here we rested for the night. April 27th. We departed from the well early ‘in the morning, and walked on, with the greatest alacrity, in hopes of reaching a town before night. The road, during the forenoon, led through extensive thickets of dry bamboos. About two o’clock we came to a stream called Nunkolo, where we were each of us regaled with a handful of meal, which, according to a superstitious custom, was not to be eaten until it was first moistened with water from this stream. About four o’clock we
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