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knees were being continually brought up nearly to 

 his chin, the man whom I had seen punished the day 

 before for being drunk led them on. All chanted a 

 low, moaning song, and came pressing hard against 

 each other's shoulders, with their shields advanced, 

 presenting a very compact front. Having reached 

 the camp, and paraded past my hut in this manner, 

 their song ceased, the capering buffoon suspended 

 his dance, and the party dispersed to assist in 

 securing the camels for the night, and whose 

 number had been greatly increased by arrivals 

 during the day. 



In the course of the last night, we remained 

 at Allulee, twenty-eight more camels joined us 

 with salt, and nearly as many men ; for besides 

 the drivers, two extensive slave merchants, had 

 hurried from Tajourah after us with five or six 

 attendants and a mule. The principal of this 

 party, Ohmed Medina, was a fine tall athletic man, 

 about forty years of age, with a mild and very 

 pleasing expression of countenance. He was con- 

 sidered to be the richest slave merchant of the 

 southern Dankalli tribes ; and, in the opinion of 

 his countrymen, with whom he was a great favou- 

 rite, was, besides, a very courageous and successful 

 warrior. Instead of assuming the poor garb, and 

 pretending great poverty, as did Ohmed Mahomed, 

 and the other chief people of the Kafilah, he 

 affected a very superior style of dress, wore an Indian 

 finely wove check fotah, a very large tobe, and a 

 splendid dagger, the sheath of which was more 



