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carried havoc and defolation through all his labours; 

 marks of which were, indeed, too viable everywhere. Such 

 inftances of industry are very rare in this country, and de- 

 manded encouragement. I paid him, therefore, for his 

 greens ; and fent two of my fervants with him into the 

 wood, and got on horfeback myfelf. Mirza, my horfe, in- 

 deed, as well as his mailer, had recruited greatly during 

 our flay at Adowa, under the hofpitable roof of our good 

 friend Janni,. 



Amongst us we killed'five boars, all large ones, in the 

 fpace of about two hours ; one of which meafured fix feet 

 nine inches ; and, though he ran at an amazing fpeed near 

 two miles, fo as to be with difficulty overtaken by the horfe^ 

 and was {truck through and through with two heavy 

 lances loaded at. the end with iron, no perfon dared to -come 

 near him on foot, and he defended himfelf above half an 

 hour, till, having no other arms left, I fhot him with a horfe- 

 piftol. But the misfortune was, that, after our hunting had. 

 been crowned with fucli fuccefs, we did not da-re to partake 

 of the excellent venifon we had acquired; for the Abyffini- 

 ans hold pork of all kinds in the utmoft deteflation; and I: 

 was now become cautious, left I mould give offence, being 

 at no great diftance from the capital . 



On the 2ifTwe left Mai- Shum at feven o'clock in the 

 morning, proceeding through an open country, part fown, 

 with tefF, but moftly overgrown with wild oats and high 

 grafs. We afterwards travelled among a number of low 

 hills, afcending and descending many of them, which occa- 

 fioned more pleafure than fatigue. The jelTamin continued 

 it) increafe upon us, and it was the common bum of the 



country, . 



