SPOR T IN ABYSSINIA. I S I 



it was dark wc saw jungle fires in the distance, 

 which our scr\'ants all said had been kindled by 

 the Baria to burn us out. This, of course, was all 

 humbug, or they had nothing better to talk about. 

 The place we camped at was called Kourasa, or the 

 house of the long-tailed monkey, and this water-hole 

 which Ave w^ere camped by, Barrakee told us, is a regular 

 drinking-place for elephants ; he added, with much 

 mystery and fear, that perhaps they might come in 

 the night and trample on our canlp. I only hoped 

 they would ! The natives assured me that we should 

 find the Tackazzee next day ; and, accordingly, in the 

 morning we started, H. having gone on in front with 

 the young chief. 



