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quieting draughts in the world, compofed my mind, and’ 
brought me to myfelf. I went to bed, and falling into a 
found fleep, was. waked near mid-night by two of Fafil’s fer- 
vants, who brought each of them a lean live fheep;. they 
faid they had brought the fheep, and:were come to:afk how 
I was, and to ftay all night to watch the houfe for fear of 
the thieves in the army.; they likewife brought their maf- 
ter’s order for me to come early in the morning to him, as" 
he wanted to difpatch me on my journey before he gave- 
the Galla liberty toreturn. This difpelled every doubt, but: 
it raifed my fpirits fo much, that, out of impadienee for. 
morning, I flept very little more that night.. 
Ir was a time of year when it is not broad day till after- 
fix o’clock ; I went to the camp and faw Guebra Ehud,. whe: 
confirmed what Welleta Michael had faid, and that Fafil had: 
given orders for bringing feveral of his own horfes for me,, 
to choofe which he was to prefent me with; in effect there — 
were about twelve horfes all faddled and bridled, which: 
were led by a mafter-groom.. I was very indifferent about. 
thefe horfes, having a good one of my. own, and there was. 
none of thefe that would in this country. have brought 71. 
at a market; the fervant, who feemed very officious, pitched’ 
upon a bright-bay poney, the fatteft of the whole, but not 
ftrong enough in appearance to carry me; he affured.me,, 
however, the horfe had excellent paces, was a great favour- 
ite of Fafil’s, but too dud and guict for him, and defired’ me: 
to mount him, though he had no other furniture but the 
wooden part of a faddle cavered with thin, brown leather; 
and, inflead of ftirrups, ironrings.. All the Abyfflinians, in- 
deed, ride bare-footed and legged, and put only their great 
toe into the iron ring, holding it betwixt their great and 
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