ve ry u g ly, with a monftrous big head, but very fharp and
clever, and capable o f acting his part, was brought to re-
prefent the perfon o f Guangoul : a-burnt flick-and a bad
ihield were provided ; but the great difficulty remained, how
to perfuade Doho the dwarf to put on the raw guts about
his neck and waift, and, above all, to plait them in the hair,
which he abfolutely refufed, bothfrom religious and cleanly
motives ; as for the butter, it was no objection, as àll thé A-
byffinians anoint themfelves With it daily’ after bathing.
Here we were very nearat a Hand, all the ladies hâ'vîn^ in Vain
fupplicated him to fufferforthéirfekés a temporary pollution,
with promifes that oceans o f rofe and fcented water ftiould
be poured upon him afterwards, to reftore his former fweét-
nefs, Doho was a man who conftantly fpent his time in
reading fcripture, the acts o f the councils, the works o f :St
John Chryfoftom, and other fuch books as they have among
them. He remained inflexible r a t laft I fuggefted that fe- .
veral hanks o f cotton, dyed blue, red, and yellow, fhould be
got from the weavers in the Mahometan town, and thefe
piled, greafed, and knotted properly, and twilled'among the
hair, well-anointed with butter, would give a pretty accurate
refemblance o f what we faw in the k in g ’s tent. A ll
hands were immediately fet to work ; the cotton was provided
; Ozoro Eflher’s fervants and flaves decked Doho to the
life. I fpotted his face with ftibium, and. Others'anointed
him with butter; an old milk-cow was foun d,’contrary to
m y expectation, that fuffered a rider without much impatience,
and in camé Guangoul into a great'hall in Ozoro
Efther’s apartment.
Never was any thing better perfonated or better received’;
the whole hall refounded with one cry o f laughter ; Doho,
i encouraged
encouraged by this and the perfect indifference and ftea»
dinefs o f his cow, began to act his part with great humour
and confidence: he was born in the neighbourhood o f
thefe very Galla, knew their manners, and fpoke their
language perfectly. Amha Yafous, Gonfu, Aylo brother :to
Engedan,, fome fervants o f the king, acted the part that
we did. in the tent the day o f the audience, that is, flood on-
each fide of: the k in g ’s chair :: the cow was brought into
the middle o f the;room; and Guangoul defcended with his-
lance and fltield in great ftate ;. a cufhion was not fpared,
nor did Doho fpare the cu fhion ; the butter fheWed very
diftinctly where, he had been fitting:: we all fell upon h im
and belaboured him heartily, and chaeed him to the door.
His fpeedy retreat was not counterfeited. Ozoro Altaih,
Efther’s-lifter, and a: number’ of. the ladies o f the court,
were prefent. Gzoro Efther declared fhe would fend fo r
the Ras, he had been in great good humour fince the arrival
o f Amha Yafous. I liad not feen him fince the recovery
o f his fon, and happened, to be at the door next him ;
he took me by the hand, and faid, “ Welleta Hawaryat (that
is the name o f his. fon) is w e ll, y o u are very kind.”
M i c h a e l was effieemed the beft orator in. his country;,
and fpoke his own language, Tigran; with the utmoft purity
and elegance; yet in common converfation he was very
fententious, two or three words at a time, but never, obfcure;
this he had contracted, by a long practice o f commanding
armies, where he few as inftantly and clearly, as he fpoke
fliortly and diftinctly. He bowed very civilly to the ladies,,
and pointed to me to fit down on the feat by him. Amha
Yafous was Handing before him, I haftened to. fit down on
the carpet at his feet, and he feemed to recollect h im fe lf
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