PREFACE. 



I PRESENT this book to the Public simply as an 

 account of what I did and saw ; and the impressions 

 the different events and scenes made upon my mind. 



I have written it from notes and my daily Journal. 

 The stories that are in it were told me, some by 

 Natives, others by Europeans ; either over the camp 

 tire, or to while away the tedium of a long march, or 

 the cnmii of life on board ship. 



These tales must be taken as they are written ; they 

 amused me much at the time, and if they only 

 interest my readers I shall be content. 



I hope to revisit Abyssinia, but under more 

 favourable auspices ; and trust that better luck may 

 attend me. 



I have spelt the names of places as they are pro- 

 noimccd, having had them repeated over several times 

 to me by our excellent interpreter, Peter Brou. 



Vidoria Street, Lorulon, 1870. 



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