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porary and dodging glimpses of sunshine, that 

 struggled through the vast number of clouds, which 

 at this season of the year obscured the sky. 



How well I recollect my querulous anxiety, and 

 the patient watchfulness of Walderheros, as all day 

 long we were obliged to be on the expectant quick 

 move, to bring out of the passing showers these 

 evaporating dishes, and which, at length, we were . 

 obliged to submit to the continued action of a slow 

 fire indoors to effect our object, for we discovered, 

 that what between the moisture in the air, and the 

 frequent falls of rain the season was not at all pro- 

 pitious for sugar making. In the end we succeeded 

 in obtaining about two pounds of very excellent 

 brown sugar, as the result of our joint labours, 

 and very well pleased all parties were with their 

 success. 



It was curious to observe the interest that was 

 taken in the process by the inhabitants of Aliu 

 Amba, nearly all of whom visited me during the 

 three or four days we were employed, and not a 

 few insisted upon helping us. Of these latter, Wal- 

 derheros was especially jealous, as he wished all 

 the honour and glory as the actual manufacturer to 

 devolve upon himself, giving me only the credit of 

 knowing how it should be done, and of directing 

 him. When the sugar had crystallized and 

 assumed the shape of the much-desired luxury, a 

 new class of visitors then came begging for a little 

 as a medicine for their sick children, and these 



