a8 TRAVELS. TO DISCOVER 
Ayto Aylo to defire me not to fpeak of the fath to Fafil’s fer- 
vant. I affured him, that, as long as I faw him ating pro- 
- perly, as he now did, it was much more probable I fhould 
give him another fafh on our return, than complain of the 
ameans he had ufed to get this laft. This entirely removed 
all his fears, and indeed as long after as he was with us, 
he every day deferved more and more our commendations. 
| BErore we went to bed I fatisfied Fafil’s fervant, who had 
orders from Welleta Yafous to return immediately; and, as 
he faw we did not fpare the liquor that he brought us, he 
promifed to fend a frefh fupply as foon as he returned home, 
wwhich he did not fail to perform -the day after. 
Wo.po was now perfectly happy ; he had no fuperior or 
fpy over his actions; he had explained himfelf to the Shum, 
that we fhould want fomebody to buy neceffaries to make 
bread for us, and to take care of the management of our 
houfe. We difplayed our leffer articles for barter to the 
Shum, and told him the moft confiderable purchafes, fuch as 
oxen and fheep, were to be paid in gold. He -was ftruck 
with the appearance of our wealth, and the generofity of 
our propofals, and told Woldo that he infifted, fince we were 
in his houfes, we would take his daughters for our 
houfe-keepers. The propofal was a moft reafonable one, 
and readily accepted. He accordingly fent for three 
in an inftant, and we delivered them their charge. The 
eldeft took it upon her readily, fhe was about fixteen years 
of age, of a ftature above the middle fize, but fhe was re- 
markably genteel, and, colour apart, her features would 
have made her a beauty in any country in Europe; fhe was, 
tefides, very fprightly ; we underftood not one word of her 
| I : language, 
