THE SOURCE OF THE NILE, 519 
- Tue poor beaft made a fad figure, cut in the fides to pieces, 
and. bleeding at the-jaws; and the feis, the rafcal that put 
me upon him, being there when I difmounted, he held up 
his hands upon feeing the horfe fo mangled, and began to 
teftify great furprifé upon the fuppofed: harm I had done. 
I,took no-notice of this, only faid, Carry that horfe'to your’ 
matter;-he may venture to ride him now, which is more 
than. either he or-you. dared.to have. done in.the morn- 
ing. 
AS my own horfe was bridled and faddled, and I found’ 
myfelf violently irritated, I refolved to ride to compofe my- 
felf a little before another interview, for I thought this laft 
piece of treachery, that might have coftme my legs and. 
arms, was worfe than what pafled in the tent the night be-- 
fore ; it feemed to be aimed at my life, and.to put a very ef- 
fectual ftop to the continuing my journey. My fervant had: 
in his hand a fhort double-barrelled gun loaded with fhot: 
for. killing any uncommon. bird we might fee by.the way. 
I-took the gun and my horfe; and went-up'the fide of the> 
green hill about half way, in fair view of the camp, and. . 
confiderably above it, I galloped, trotted, and made my horfe 
perform every thing he was capable of.. He was excellent 
in his movements, and very. fufficiently trained; this the: 
Galla beheld at once with aftonifhment and pleafure ; they: 
are naturally fond of horfes, fufficiently perfect in the ufe-- 
ful part of horfemanthip, to be fenfible of the beauty of the: 
ornamental... | 
THERE was then, as there always is, a vaft number of kites: 
following the camp, which are quite familiar and live up- 
en the carrion; choofing two gliding near me, I fhot firft 
. ; one 
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