38 KING EDERESA. 



the King of Nufie — Ederesa himself. On Friday 

 last we were honoured with a visit from him, at- 

 tended by his principal men. His dominion for- 

 merly extended over the whole country ; but, 

 driven out by his brother, the Magia, supported 

 by the Felatah interest, he now reigned over 

 only one half the country, the Felatahs hav- 

 ing taken possession of the other.* Ederesa 

 stands about five feet nine inches high, and is 

 stoutly formed. He was dressed in three tobes, 

 the outer one formed of a kind of lace in a 

 diamond pattern, trousers of the Company's 

 cotton with a pattern of red and white flowers, 

 and a red cap. His manners were mild and 

 agreeable, with a constant smile on his counte- 

 nance ; he appeared to be all good-nature. After 

 I had been introduced as Sullikeen Maghony 

 (king of physic), a great deal of whispering took' 

 place between our interpreter and the chief at- 

 tendants. When they had ended, Mr. Lander 

 informed me that the king was sick and suffering 

 a great deal of pain ; and, after some consulta- 

 tion, it was agreed that Ederesa should attend 

 the next morning, for the purpose of examina- 



* For a more detailed account, vide Lander's Wanderings 

 in Africa. 



