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very ugly, with a monftrous big head, but very fharp and. 
clever, and capable of acting his part, was brought to re- 
prefent the perfon of Guangoul: a burnt flick and a bad 
fhield were provided ; bur the great difficulty remained, how 
to perfuade Doho the dwarf to put on the raw guts about 
his neck and waift, and, above all, to plait them in the hair, 
which he abfolutely refufed, both from religious and cleanly 
motives; as for the butter, it was no objection, as all the A+ 
byflinians anoint themfelves with it daily, after bathing. 
Here we were very near ata ftand, all the ladies having in vain 
fupplicated him to fufferfortheir fakes a temporary pollution, 
with promifes that eceans of rofe and {cented water fhould 
be poured upon him afterwards, to reftore his former fweet- 
nefs. Doho was-a man who conftantly fpent his time in 
reading fcripture, the acts of the councils, the works of St 
John Chryfoftom, and other fuch books as they have among 
them. He remained inflexible: at laft I fuggefted that fe- 
veral hanks of cotton, dyed blue, red, and yellow, fhould be 
got from the weavers in the Mahometan town, and thefe 
oiled, greafed, and knotted properly, and twifted among the 
hair, well-anointed with butter, would give a pretty accu- 
rate refemblance of what we faw in the king’s tent. All 
hands were immediately fet to work ; the cotton was provi- 
ded ; Ozoro Efther’s fervants and flaves decked Doho to the 
life. 1 fpotted his face with fubium, and others anointed 
him with butter: an old milk-cow was found, contrary to 
my expectation, that fuffered a rider without much impa-— 
tience, and in came Guangoul into a great hall in Ozoro 
Efther’s apartment. p 
NEVER was any thing better perfonated or better received ; 
the whole hall refounded with one cry of laughter; Doho, 
2 os! encouraged 
