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fents I made you when at Serbraxos, even though you mif- 
behaved there. Your meflage to me while below at the ri- 
ver was the language of arebel.. Are you willing to be 
declared in rebellion?’ He faid, “ By no means; he had 
always been a faithful fervant to Ayto Confu, Ras Michael, 
and the king, and had come to Serbraxos upon receiving the 
firft order, and would obey whatever I fhould command.” 
-“ Then pay me'the meery you owe me, and begin firft by 
bringing two camels.” ‘“ He faid, he never refufed the cas - 
mels, and the meffage he fent was but in fport.” “ And was 
it {port too, Sir, faid I, when you faid you would fend me 
the fleth of elephants to eat? Did you ever know a Chriftian - 
eat any fort:of flefh that a Mahometan killed?’ He anfwer- 
ed, No; and begging my pardon, promifed he wouid fend 
me bread and honey, and the camels fhould be ready in the ° 
morning.” They mutt be ready to-night, faid I, and before ° 
night too; for I am to difpatcha fervant this evening to Ay- 
to Confu to complain of your behaviour, as I do not know’ 
what you may meditate againft us in our way to Ras el 
Feel.” He begged now, in the moft earneft manner, I would 
not complain ;.and faid, he would have all his fpies out to- 
the eaftward, that not a Shangalla fhould pafs to moleft us, 
- without our being informed of them. Some ofthis princi- 
pal people now interfering, I confented to forget and for-- 
give what had pafled. We then ate bread, and drank beer, 
to fhow the reconciliation was fincere, and. fo the affair- 
ended. . 
AsourT fixin the evening came two ftrong camels, and: 
about thirty loaves of bread made of Dora; two large wheat 
loaves for me, as alfo a jar of wild honey, of excellent fla- 
vour, and with thefe a prefent to Ayto Confu’s fervant. 
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