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CHAPTER V. 



A GENERAL BATH — RELIGIOUS PROCESSION — THE GAME OF GOUX — 

 DINNER-PARTY IN A STABLE — ETIQUETTE— GRAM — FRENCH LEAVE 

 — HOSTILITIES — A PARLEY AND RECONCILIATION — NATIVE BEER — 

 A WHIRLWIND— CULTIVATION--ROADS — FINE SCENERY — A TALIS- 

 MAN — A FIANCKE — CAPTURE OF A GUIDE — ROBBERS AND THEIR 

 PUNISHMENT— THE CROPS — CAMP ON THE MAREB — TOMATOS — 

 LIONS — A NARROW ESCAPE — SPEAR THROWING. 



Jail. 1 8. — To-day, after breakfast, I overhauled most 

 of my tilings, guns, fishing-tackle, etc., and put them 

 in good order. The old soldier that Belata Keda 

 Kedan had sent with us was much interested in all 

 he saw. I asked him if he would like to go to 

 England. He replied, " I would go to your country 

 if you would give me lots of tej and arake, and 

 nothing to do." It was very amusing to see him 

 admiring his face in a little toy looking-glass that 

 H. had given him. He was to leave us here (Kou- 

 doofellassie), so we gave him a present of ten Maria 

 Theresa dollars, and he went his way rejoicing. 



Borum Braswouldeselassie had come to see us 

 before breakfast ; he did not stop long, as he said 



