THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 



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the borders of Kuara, her native country. Thofe wha 

 made Socinios a king had never made him a friend. It 

 was here fuggefted, that his prefence would infalhbly oc- 

 callon a purfuit which might endanger the queen, her 

 country, and all her friends. Upon this it was refolved to 

 abandon the unworthy Socinios to the foldiers, who ftript 

 him naked, giving him only a rag to cover him, and a 

 good horfe, and with thefe they difmifTed him to feek his 

 fortune. 



After a fliort flay in Kuara, the queen turned to the- 

 left towards Bure. All Maitfha alTembled to efcort her to 

 Fafil, while he led her through Damot to the frontiers of 

 Gojam, where fhe was received in triumph by her daughter 

 Ozoro Welleta Ifrael, and Ayto her grandfon, to whom half 

 of that province belonged, and with them flie relied at 

 lall in fafety, after a long and anxious journey. 



On the 21 ft of December a melTage came to me from 

 Ozoro Efther, defiring I would attend her fon Confu to meet 

 the king, as his Fit-Auraris had marked out the camp at 

 Mariam-Ohha; obferving, that I had a very indilFerent knife 

 or dagger in my girdle, (that which I had received from 

 the king being ftolen, when my houfe was plundered) with 

 her own hands llie made me a prefent of a magnificent 

 one, mounted with gold which fhe had chofen v/ith that 

 intention, and laid upon the feat befide her. She told me 

 fhe had already fcnt to acquaint her hufband, Ras Michael, 

 how much flie had been obliged to me in his abfence, both 

 for my attention to her and her eldeft fon, who had beea- 

 feveral times fick fmce his departure, and that I might ex^ 

 pe(fl to receive a kind reception,. 



