98 TRAVELS TO’ DISCOVER 
hhorfe was fent, and refufed. The-whole, however; was made 
up, by fending us another goat, which lgave to Yafine, and 
two jars of bouza, which we drank among us, promifing, 
according to the Baharnagafh’s requeft,.we would reprefent 
him. well at court. We found; from: his fervants, that he: 
had been upon no expedition, nor one ftep from home for: 
three months paft.  . 
I was exceedingly pleafed with: this firft: aequifition.. 
The horfe was then lean, as. he: ftood about. fixteen and a. 
half hands high, of the breed of Dongola.. Yafine, a good: 
horfeman, recommended to me one.of his fervants, or com- 
panions, te: take ecare-of him. He was an Arab, from the- 
neighbourhood of Medina, a fuperior horfeman himfelf,. 
and well-verfed. in. every thing that concerned the animal.. 
I took him immediately into my fervice: We called the: 
horfe Mirza, a:name of good fortune.. Indeed, imight fay,. 
acquired, that day a companion that contributed always ta. 
my pleafure, and more than once to my fafety ; and was: 
no flender means of acquiring me the firft.attention of the: 
king. I had: brought my Arab ftirrups, faddle, and bridle: 
with me, fo that Iwas now as well equipped as a horfes- 
man, could be. 
On the 27th we leit Hadawi, continuing our: journey: 
down a very fteep and narrow. path between two ftony hills;- 
then afcended-one ftill higher, upon the top of which ftands._ 
the large village of Goumbubba, whence we have a profpect 
over a confiderable plain all fown with the different. grain 
this country produces, wheat, barley, teff, and:tocufilo; fim-. 
fim, (or fefame) and nook; the laf-1s ufed for. oil.. 
We 
