252 Travels through the Interior of Africa. 



allowed to pafs the nio-ht. Next mornino- the Mohwoia car- 

 lied him through a long flreet, bordered on each fide with 

 huts, to a kind of green, where he was introduced to the 

 king, whom he found (landing amidfl a circle of his attend- 

 ants, and who appeared to be about forty years of age. The 

 day before he had taken four florins from his veft *, in order 

 that he might make an offer of them to the fovereign. This 

 he accordingly did, and requefted his majefly's protection 

 and a fupplv of food. The prince, after looking fome time 

 at the money, ordered one of his wives to fetch fome milk 

 and meal, which being mixed together and ftirred round, our 

 traveller fat down on the ground and made a hearty meal. 

 He then accompanied the king into his hut, where a mat 

 Was brought for him to fit upon. The king aiked him for 

 fome more money, and told him that in return he would 

 make him a kahfeeto (fervant). Damberger protefted that he 

 had none; but, as he was defirous of becoming acquainted 

 with the manners and cultoms of the country, he informed 

 ihe king that he gratefully accepted his offer. Obferving, 

 however, fome days after, that he was considered in the light 

 of a common flave, he refolved to make his efcape the firft 

 opportunity he could find for that purpofc. 



On the 29th of November, having been obliged to accom- 

 pany the king his malter on a hunting excurfion, for the pur- 

 pofe of carrying a calabafii filled with water, a leather bag 

 containing millet, and a javelin, in paffing through a wood 

 interfperfed with fmall hills he pretended to be fuddenly taken 

 ill with a pain in his bowels, and immediately fit down on one 

 of thefe eminences. The king, not fufpe&ing any deception, 

 gave him permifiion to remain till he iliould call for him, and» 

 taking the javelin from him, proceeded forwards; but as foot) 

 as his mailer was out of fight, our traveller fet off as fall as 

 he could, purfuing a northern direction with a view of reach- 

 ing the mountains. In croffing a river he (tumbled againft 

 a (tone and hurt his foot, by which means his progrefs was 

 considerably retarded ; and falling in foon after with fome of 



• Some time before this period the reft of his clothes had become (0 

 rugged and filthy that he was obliged to burn them. 



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