THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 431: 
vant who takes care of Ayabdar’s horfe, coming up with 
~ Guebra Mehedin himfelf, hurt as he was, ftruck him over 
the fkull with a large crooked knife like a hatchet, and 
left him mortally wounded on the field, whence he was 
carried to a church, where he is now lying a miferable 
{pectacle, and can never recover.” Strates could hold no 
longer. He got up and danced as if he had been frantic, 
fometimes finging Greek fongs, at another time pronoun- 
cing ten thoufand curfes, which he wifhed might overtake 
him in the other world. For my part, I felt very differently, 
_for I had much rather, confidering whofe nephew he was, 
that he fhould have lived, than to have it faid that he re- 
ceived his firft wound, not a mortal one, but intended as fuch,. 
from my hand. 
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