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for his own ufe when he went to Maitfha. I then carried 

 him new-drelTed to the Iteghe, who gave him ftri6t injunc- 

 tions to take care of me if ever I fliould come into his hands. 

 He after went home with Ayto Aylo, nor did I ever know 

 what was become of him till now, when we arrived at his 

 houfe at Welled Abea Abbo, unlefs from fome words that 

 fell in difcourfe from Falil at Bamba. 



Shalaka Welled Amlac was, however, from home, btit 

 his wife, mother, and fillers, received us kindly, knowing 

 us by report ; and, without waiting for our landlord, a cow 

 was inflantly llaughtered* 



The venerable miflrefs of this worthy family. Welled 

 Amlac 's mother, was a very ftout, chearful woman, and 

 bore no figns of infirmity or old age : his wife was, on the 

 contrary, as arrant a hag as ever adied the part on the ftage; 

 very adtive, however, and civil, and fpeaking very tolerable 

 Amharic. His two fillers, about fixteen or fcventeen, were 

 really hand fome ; but Fafil's wife, who was there, was the 

 mofl beautiful and graceful of them all ; flic fccmed not 

 to be pall eighteen, tall, thin, and of a very agreeable car- 

 riage and manners. The features of her face were very re- 

 gular; flie had fine eyes, mouth, and teeth, and dark-brown 

 complexion ; at firll fight a call of melancholy feemed to 

 hang upon her countenance, but this foon vanifi[icd, and flie 

 became very courteous, chearful, and moll converfible of 

 the whole, or at leall feemed to wifli to be fo ; for, unfor- 

 tunately, flic fpoke not a word of any language but Galla, 

 though flie undcrllood a little Amharic ; our convcrfation 

 did not fail to give great entertainment to the whole family, 

 and for her part, flic laughed beyond all meafure. 



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