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common prophets, but one who never ate anv thing but 

 roots, or drank other liquor than-«warer, fince the day of his 

 nativity. Such a man as this, you know, Yagoube, can- 

 not lie." "And I, fays Ay to Confu, being a prophet that hath 

 ate beef and drunk bouza ever fince my naiivity, vvlienever 

 I could not get wine or brandy, and who give my fliare of 

 water freely to the faints of Waldubba, as a proper reward 

 for the lies they tell, I do prophecy, that there are now 

 two thoufand men eating their fupper within fight of Ser- 

 braxos, who will never fee it nearer, but will all be flain in 

 a battle fought at this place to-morrow, at which time Ya- 

 goube fhall be feafting with me at Gondar, without caring 

 a fig for king Theodorus and his plenty." — " A bleffcd pro- 

 phet yau !" fays Ozoro Either. 



At this inftant the fervants at the door informed lis there 

 was fcarce light to fee the way down the hill, and we got 

 cur wounded prophet, without much difficulty or com- 

 plaint, into the litter. A number of men fupportcd him 

 down the hill, and about 50 of his own horfe attended. I 

 defired him to feel often the bandage if his wound 

 bled ; and, finding it did not, I rode on horfeback clofe by 

 his fide. For fome time, not hearing him ftir or fpeak, I 

 thought he was alleep, or had fainted ; on which I ftopt the 

 litter, felt his pulfe, and allied him if he was dofmg ? He 

 faidjNo ; he was thinking of all the lies his mother had been 

 telling me : but there is one thing flie did not care to tell 

 you, Yagoube, fhe fays you laugh at thefe llories ; but there 

 is a fpirit who always appears to Michael and affures him 

 of vicftory. I'he devil, faid I, probably ; for what good arifes 

 from all thcfe vidories ? are they not the ruin of innocent 

 people, and of the country ? No, replied Confu, it is St iVli- 



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