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CHAPTER XXVII. 



Conversation with Karissa. — Of the origin of the Galla. — Of the 

 word Adam. — Of Eve. — Phoenician history. — Sanchoniathon and 

 Moses. — Of the religion of the Galla. — Of Waak. — Connexion 

 with Bacchus. — Reward of enterprise.' — African ethnology. — Of 

 the armoury of the Negoos. — Different kinds of guns. — Of the 

 ammunition. 



Karissa remained the whole day at my house, for 

 Tinta had been obliged to send to Ankobar for a 

 spring vice. A discharged servant of the Embassy, 

 named Sultaun, who resided in Aliu Amba, brought 

 two files, which I purchased from him for a few 

 charges of gunpowder, but until the return of 

 Tinta's messenger, I was obliged to postpone 

 repairing the gun-lock. When the required 

 instrument did come, it was too late to do any- 

 thing, so Karissa stayed all night, turning in upon 

 an ox-skin, and sharing the porch of my house with 

 Goodaloo. 



The next morning (Aug. 25) I set about the 

 business, and managed to put all to rights before 

 noon, during which time we had a long conversa-^ 

 tion upon the origin of the Galla, and, in fact, of 

 all other nations, for the traditions he related 

 reached to the very remotest times. How far his 



