14 SPORT IN ABYSSINIA. 



paces, showing him off up and down the space in 

 front of the Governor's house. It was very amusing 

 to see this Ethiopian sitting on the horse, with his 

 toes well stuck out, and displaying the points of the 

 animal, much in the same way as any London dealer 

 would in his straw-yard. 



Arrekel Bey very kindly invited us to dinner for the 

 next day at Moncullu ; he has a sort of little summer 

 retreat there. He said he was going to take us to 

 see the wells which supply Massowah with water. 

 The water is brought in earthenware pipes built up 

 inside the wall of the causeway, along which we had 

 gone the day before, and the water is pumped up from 

 wells in the rock by convicts transported hither from 

 Egypt. Massowah, before the conduit was completed, 

 was very badly supplied with water ; in fact, there 

 was nothing but rain-water tanks, and the inhabi- 

 tants, even now, are charged for the water so much per 

 skin. We were to take all our luggage and baggage 

 to Moncullu, and then this party of four was to 

 separate ; A. and Lord R. going to Bogos, and H. 

 and myself to Adowa, the capital of Abyssinia, 

 whence we intended to go down to Tackazzee for the 

 shooting. The reader will see, later on, that we had 

 to change our plans. 



Jail. 2. — This morning I prepared some fishing- 

 tackle, intending in the afternoon to try and catch 



