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carried havoc and defolation through all his labours, 
marks of which were, indeed, too vifible everywhere. Such 
inftances of induftry are very rare in this country, and de- 
manded encouragement. I paid him, therefore, for his 
greens; and fent two of my fervants with him into the 
wood, and got on horfeback myfelf. Mirza, my horfe, in- 
deed, as well as his mafter, had recruited greatly during 
our ftay at Adowa, under the hofpitable roof of our good 
friend Janni. 
Amonest us we killed five boars, all large ones, in the 
{pace of about two hours; one of which meafured fix feet 
nine inches; and, though he ran at an amazing fpeed near 
two miles, fo as to be with difficulty overtaken by the horfe,. 
and was ftruck through and through with two heavy 
lances loaded at the end with iron, no perfon dared to come 
near him on foot, and he defended himfelf above half an 
hour, till, having no other arms left, I fhot him with a horfe- 
piftol. But the misfortune was, that, after our hunting had 
been crowned with fuch fuccefs, we did not dare to partake 
of the excellent venifon we had acquired ; for the Abyflini- 
ans hold pork of all kinds in the utmoft deteftation; and I 
was now become cautious, left I fhould give offence, being 
at no great diftance from the capital. 
On the arft we left Mai-Shum at feven o’clock in the 
morning, proceeding through an open country, part fown 
with teff, but moftly overgrown with wild oats and high 
grafs.. We afterwards travelled among a number of low 
hills, afcending and defeending many of them, which occa- 
fioned more pleafure than fatigue, The jeflamin continued 
to increafe upon us, and it was the common buth of the 
country, 
