, THE SOURCE OF THE NILE, 355. 
CHAP. V.. 
Franfattions at Teawa—Atiempts of the Shekh to detain the Author 
_ there—Adminifier Medicines to bim-and bis Wives—Various Conver= 
JSations with him, and Inflances of his Treachery, 
a the paffage of the {mall river, about a quarter of a 
& mile from Teawa, we were met by a man on horfe- 
back, cloathed with a large, loofe gown of red camlet, or 
fome fuch ftuff, with a white muflin turban upon his head, 
and about 20 naked, beggarly fervants on foot, with lances, 
but no fhields ; two {mall drums were beating, and a pipe 
playing before them. He ftopt upon my coming near them, 
and affected a delicacy in advancing to falute me, he be- 
ing on horfeback, and I upon a mule, for my horfe was led 
behind, faddled and bridled, with a loofe blue cloth cover- 
ing him. Soliman, who firft accofted him, told him it was 
the cuftom of Abyflinia not to mount horfes but in time of 
ent Xy2 war, 
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