THE SOURCE OF THE NILE, 3 
had been infected with the fmall-pox, happily recovered, 
and was fettled at Kofcam in a houfe of my own, for- 
merly belonging to Bafha Eufebius, my friend Ayto Aylo 
recommended to my care a man from Maitfha, with two 
fervants, one of whom, with his mafter, had been taken ill 
of the intermitting fever. As I was fupplied plentifully 
with every neceflary by the Iteghé, the only inconvenience 
that I fuffered by this was, that of bringing a ftranger and 
_a difeafe into my family. But as I was in a ftrange coun- 
try, and every day ftood. in need of the affiftance of the 
people in it, it was neceffary that I fhould do my part, 
and make myfelf as ufeful as poflible when the oppor- 
tunity came in my way. I therefore fubmitted, and accord- 
ing to Ayto Aylo’s defire, received my two patients with 
the beft grace poflible ; and the rather, as I was told that 
he was one of the moft powerful, refolute, and beft-attend- 
ed robbers in all Maitfha; that he lay dire¢tly in my way 
to the fource of the Nile; and that, under his protection, I 
might bid defiance to Woodage Afahel, confidered as the 
great obftacle to my making that journey. ' 
‘Tue fervant was a poor, timid wretch, exceedingly afraid 
of dying. He adhered ftrictly to his regimen, and was very 
foon recovered. It was not fo with Welled Amlac; he had, 
as I faid, another fervant, who never, that I faw, came with- 
in the door; but as often as I was out attending my other 
patients, or with the Itegh¢, which was great part of the 
morning, he ftole a vifit to his mafter, and brought him 
as much raw meat, hydromel, and fpirits, as, more than 
once, threw him into a fever and violent delirium. Luckily 
I was early informed of this by the fervant that was reco- 
vered,.and who did not doubt but this was to end in his 
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