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ing for you to Teawa;” and with that he put his arm to 
lay hold of me by the breaft. I faid to him, “Off hands, you 
ruffian ;” and, taking him by the arm,I gave him fuch a 
pufh that he had very near fallen backward ; on- which he 
cried out, in great fury, “ Give me fifty patakas (about twelve 
guineas) or I'll ham-ftring you this inftant.” I had always 
piftols in my pocket for an extremity; but I could not con- 
fider this drunkard, though armed, to have reduced me to 
that fituation; I therefore immediately clofed upon him, 
and, catching him by the throat, gave him a violent wrench 
backward, which threw him upon the ground. | then took 
his {word out of his hand; and in the inftant my black fer- 
vant Soliman appeared, who had ftaid behind converfing 
with fome acquaintance in the ftreet. Several other black 
companions of this rafcal likewife appeared; part feemed 
to defend, and part to intercede for him, but none to-con- 
demn him. Soliman, however, infifted upon carrying him be- 
fore the king with his drawn {word in his hand. But how 
were we furprifed, when the king’s anfwer to our complaint 
was, “That the man was drunk, and that the people in 
that country were not ufed to fee franks, like me, walking 
in the ftreet.” He then gave Soliman a fharp reproof for 
having the prefumption, as he called it, to difarm one of — 
his fervants in his palace, and immediately ordered fuis 
fword to be reftored him. 
We were retiring full of thoughts what might be the 
occafion of this reception, when we were met by Kittou,. 
Adelan’s brother, who was left with the care of the town. 
told the whole affair. He heard me very attentively, and 
with apparent concern. “Tr is. all. the mus? fault; every 
flave 
