2 1 SFOR T IN ABYSSINIA. 



camp fire, my experience of the previous day. Two 

 donkeys were completely worn out, so the servants 

 recommended me to sell them here for what I could 

 get. Some of the villagers standing near were informed 

 that I had donkeys for sale ; we had a short bargain 

 over the matter, and at last the two went for four 

 dollars. My fortune, that was to last me until I got 

 to Massowah, where lOo/. was awaiting me, now con- 

 sisted of seven dollars, and, as my readers will see 

 later, I experienced great inconvenience in conse- 

 quence of not having more money with me. 



In the afternoon, having first started the remaining 

 donkeys in front, I went up to the village of Zada- 

 walka. It was a long march, but very pleasant and 

 cool, the day being cloudy, and the country we were 

 travelling through furnished a succession of beautiful 

 scenes. There was a heavy thunder-shower in the 

 middle of the day, which soaked us through. On the 

 way I had a shot with my Express at a jackal which 

 crossed the path, but I could not succeed in hitting so 

 small an animal with a bullet. Just after the rain 

 had ceased, we crossed a small stream ; Goubasee, 

 who was in front of me, suddenly stopped, and I saw 

 swimming slowly up the little river two fine geese. 

 I jumped off my mule, got my i6-bore gun, fired, 

 and killed the gander. A cartridge which had some 

 time previously stuck in one of the barrels of my 



