THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 6oj 



janizary of Cairo, was laft come from hell, where there was 

 not one devil, but thoufands, from a country of Kafrs that 

 called themfelves Muffulmen ; that he had walked through 

 a defert where the earth was on fire and the wind was 

 flame, and in fear of dying every day with third and hun- 

 ger. 



The foldier who heard him talk in this disjointed, raving 

 manner, defired him to go with him to the Aga. This was 

 the very thing that Ifmael wanted. He only dcfired time 

 to acquaint his companions. " Have you companions, 

 fays the foldier, from fuch a country ?" — " Companions ? 

 fays Ifmael ; what the devil ! do you imagine I came this 

 journey alone ?" — " If the journey, fays the man, is fuch as 

 you defcribe it, I do not think many would go with you ; 

 well, go along with my companions, and I will feek 

 yours, but how flia.ll I find them ?"— " Go, fays Ifmael, to 

 the palm-trees, and when you find the tailed man you ever 

 faw in your life, more ragged and dirty than I am, call 

 him Yagoube, aad defue him to come along with you to 

 the Aga." 



The foMier accordingly found me ftill fitting at the root 

 of the palm-tree. The fervants, who had now fatisfied their 

 third, and were uncertain what was next to be done, were 

 fitting together at fome didance from me. They began 

 to feel their own wearinefs, and were inclined to leave 

 me to a little repofe, which they hoped might enable 

 me to overcome mine. For my own part, a dullnefs and 

 infenfibility, an univerfal relaxation of fpirits which I can- 

 not defcribe, a kind of dupor, or palfy of the mind, had o- 

 vertaken me, almod to a deprivation of underdanding. f 



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