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should stay some few days to await the arrival of 

 Lohitu, in whose territories and near whose kraal 

 we then were. The chief was absent endeavouring 

 to assemble the braves of the several Dankalli 

 tribes, against the Issah Soumaulee, who had been 

 making some inroads into the country; and 

 besides stealing some of his own camels had 

 murdered one of his relations. 



When I had taken possession of my hut, 

 Omah Suis brought up his mother, and told rne 

 who she was; and with more affection than I 

 had given him credit for, remarked that if I 

 thought he was my friend, I was to make my 

 acknowledgments to her. Now Omah Suis was 

 a very great favourite of mine, for his willingness 

 to assist, on all occasions, Zaido and Allee in looking 

 after my mule and building my hut; besides 

 which, as he scarcely ever begged for anything, but 

 bore himself right royally, I suppose by virtue of 

 his birth, I had determined in my own mind, to 

 give him a good present at parting. Having in 

 one of my boxes a much handsomer necklace than 

 that which his mother had on, I instructed Allee, 

 who was our interpreter, to tell her to come for it, 

 when, under cover of night, I could take it unseen 

 by the other natives from the box. In the mean 

 time, I gave her a fresh cover of blue cotton cloth 

 for her head, and a few needles, with which she 

 departed very well pleased. 



Towards evening she came again for the pro- 



