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quieting draughts in the world, compofed my mind, and 

 brought me to myfelf. I went to bed, and falling into a. 

 found fleep, was waked near mid-night by two of Fafil's fer- 

 vants, who brought each of them a lean live fheep ; they 

 faid they had brought the fheep, and were come to afk how 

 I was, and to flay all night to watch the houfe for fear of 

 the thieves in the army ; they likewife brought their mas- 

 ter's order for me to come early in the morning to him, as» 

 he wanted to difpatch me on my journey before he gave 

 the Galla liberty to return. This difpelled every doubt, but 

 it raifed my fpirits fo much, that, out of impatience for, 

 morning, I flept very little more that night. 



It was a time of year when it is not broad day till after 

 fix o'clock ; I went to the camp and faw Guebra thud, who 

 confirmed what Welleta Michael had faid, and that Fafil had 

 given orders for bringing feveral of his own horfes for me, 

 to choofe which he was to prefent me with ; in efTecl: there 

 were about twelve horfes all faddled and bridled, which 

 were led by a mafler-groom. I was very indifferent about 

 thefe horfes, having a good one of, my own, and there was 

 none of thefe that would in this country have brought 7I. 

 at a market; the fervant, who feemed very officious, pitched 

 upon a bright-bay poney, the fattefl of the whole, but not 

 flrong enough in appearance to carry me ; he afiured me, 

 however, the horfe had excellent paces, was a great favour- 

 ite of Fafil's, but too dull and quiet for him, and defired me 

 to mount him, though he had no other furniture but the 

 wooden part of a faddle covered with thin, brown leather, 

 and, inftead of flirrups, iron rings. All the Abyffinians, in- 

 deed, ride bare-footed and legged, and put only their great 

 toe. into the iron ring, holding it betwixt their great and' 



fecond.- 



