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cced. He then perfuadcd Woodage Afahel to fend a party of 

 robbers from Samfeen to intercept him in Madtflia. Coque 

 Abou Barea himfclf told me it was at that infidel's de- 

 iire that he fent Welleta Selafle of Guefgue with a party to 

 cut him off, who miffed him narrowly at Degwaffa ; and 

 all this for what ? I fliall fwear they fhould not have found 

 ten ounces of gold upon him, except Fafil's prefent, and 

 that they dared not touch." — " But God, faid Ozoro Efther, 

 faw the integrity of his heart, and that his hands were 

 clean ; and that is not the cafe with the men in this coun- 

 try." — " And therefore, faid Confu, he made Fafil his friend 

 and protecftor. Woodage Afahel's party fell in with an 

 officer of Welleta Yafous, who cut them all to pieces 

 while robbing fome Agows." Then rifmg up from the 

 place where he was fitting at his mother's feet, with a raif- 

 ed voice, and countenance full of fury, turning to Abba Sa- 

 lama, he faid, " And I, too, am now nobody ; a boy ! a child ! 

 a mockery to three fuch Pagan infidels as you, Fafil, and 

 Abou Barea, becaufe Ras Michael is away !" — Says the Acab 

 Saat, with great compofure, or without any feeming anger, 

 " You are excommunicated, Confu ; you are exct mmuni- 

 cated if you fay I am Infidel or Pagan : L am a Chriliian 

 pried." — " A prieil of the devil, fays Confu, in a great paf- 

 fion — wine and women, gluttony, lying, and diunkennefs 

 — thefe are your gods ! Away i lays he, putting his hand to 

 his knife : by Saint Michael I fwear, ten days Ihall not pafs 

 before I teach both Coque Abou Barea and you your dury. 

 Come, Yagoube, come and fee my horfes ; when I have put 

 a good man upon^each of them we (hall together hunt 

 your enemies to Sennaar." He fwang haftily out of the 

 door, and I after him, and left Abba Salama dying with 

 fear, as Ozoro Either told me afterwards, faying only to 



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