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‘the matter ?”—“ Get up, cries he, quickly, for we fhall all 
“be cut to pieces in a minute.”—“ Then hang me, faid I, if 
‘I don’t lie ftill, for if I have no longer to live, it is not worth 
while to drefs.”—* Fafil (continued he). has furprifed the 
camp, and gives no quarter.”—“ Fafil! faid I, impoflibles 
but go to the guard commanded by Laeca Mariam, and if 
‘the has a horfe ready faddled bring him to me.” 
“Ow this Francifco catchedtup a lance and fhield that were 
in my tent, for fear of danger in the way, and ran off. In 
a minute he returned to afk the word. “-Googue, faid I, is 
the parole, (it fignifies Owl.) A curfe upon his father, fays, 
he, (meaning the owl’s father), and a curfe upon their 
fathers who gave fuch unlucky words for the parole at 
night; no wonder misfortunes happen, fays he, in Greek: 
‘he then returned to the guard under Laeca Mariam. In 
the mean time, furveying the camp around, I could not 
help doubting the truth.of this alarm. for not a foul was 
ftirring about Kefla Yafous’s tent, and the light fcarcely burn- 
ing. On the other hand, however, there feemed feveral in the 
- tent of the Ras, and-people moving about it, though the 
Tigré:guard around were quiet, who,I knew well, would 
have been alarmed by the motion of a moufe. : 
“Tuere was, however, ftilla light, and an unufual noife in 
athe upper end of the camp tothe N. E. Francifco now re- 
turned from the king’s tent, and, without my fpeaking to 
him, -faid, in a great paflion, ‘“ Thofe black fellows .are all 
become mad; you don’t keep them in any fort of order.” 
““ Has Laeca Mariam got ready a horfe for me, faid!; where 
is he ?’—“ When I delivered your orders, replied Francitco, 
to have a horfe ready for you, he faid there were fifty, but 
did not fuppofe you intended galloping to-night.” Fran- 
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