THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 2o1 
faw them fpeedily difappear, but like living men, ri- 
ding and running down the declivity fo as even to ex- 
cite laughter. Woodage Afahel, with two men only, 
bravely gained the top of the mountain, and, as he 
paffed the king’s tent, pulled off his red fillet, making a fign 
as of faluting it, and then galloped through the middle of 
the camp. He was now defcending unhurt upon the left, 
where Abou Barea had been engaged and beaten, when 
Sebaftos, a Greek, thé king’s cook, feventy-five years of age, 
of whom I have already fpoken in the campaign of Mait- 
fha, lying behind a ftone, with his gun in his hand, fee- 
ing the troops engage below, fired at him as he paffed: 
the ball took place in the left fide. of his belly. He was 
feen ftooping forward upon the tore of his faddle, with fome 
men fupporting him on each fide, in his way to his tent; 
where he died in the evening, having, by his behaviour that 
day, deferved a better fate. Sebaftos reported this feat of 
his to the king, but it was not believed, rill a confirmation 
of the fact came in the evening, when Sebaftos was cloathed, 
and received a reward from the king. 
Tesros had been obferved not to fire fince Woodage Afa- 
hel gained the fteep part of the hill, and it was thought it 
was from fear of galling his friends ; but it was foon known 
to be owing to another,caufe. Kefla Yafous had ordered two 
of his nephews to take a body of troops, with lances and 
fhields only, and thefe were to go round the Ras’s tent, and 
down the fide of the hill, till they were even with. Tesfos 
behind the fcreen where he lay. Thefe two young men, 
proud of the fole command which they had then received 
for the firft time, executed it with great alacrity; and tho’ 
they were ordered by their uncle to watch the time when 
Vou. IV. Cc Tesfos 
