THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. . jiy- 



madc ; and with elephants teetii, and rhinoceros's horns,, 

 nfed for the handles of the crooked knives, which the Abvf^ 

 fmians carry at their girdles. All the inhabitants of San- 

 c^ho are hunters of elephants. It is their principal food. 

 Lrbab Gimbaro came with Yafine, and brought more than 

 a hundred of the Shangalla to the king's army atScrbraxos, 

 where the Moors alledged he did not any way diftinguifli 

 himielf I had, however, taken confiderable notice of him; 

 and at his earncil: defire carried him into the tent, and Ihew— 

 ed him the king. . 



We encamped at the bottom of the hill on the fouth-weft 

 fide of the town, on the banks of the river, which rife.s in 

 the mountains fix miles off to the fouth, and encompalTes 

 the half of the hill where Sancaho Hands; after which it 

 turns northward, but was now moflly dry. While we were 

 pitching our tent, I fent one of Yaiine's men to order Gim- 

 baro to fend us the ufual quantity of provifion forourfelves 

 and camels, and told him alio, that my camels were few in 

 number, and weak ; defiring he would fend two, or one at 

 leaft, which fhould be dated in his deftar, or account of 

 rent, for that year. I was aftoniflied to fee Yafme's men 

 return, bringing wirii them only a woolly-headed black, 

 the Erbab's fon, as it feemed, who, with great freedom and 

 pertnefs, and. in very good Amharic, faid, " My father fa- 

 lutes you ; if ye eat what he eats, ye fhall be very welcome." ' 

 I afked him, What that was ? — He faid, " Elephant killed yef- 

 terday ; and as for camels ye demand, he tells you he has 

 none; elephants are his camels, and rhinocerofes are his, 

 mules,!' 



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