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roofs, similar to those represented above, and an open 
suburb of spacious cottages, consisting of thatch- 
work of a very peculiar shape, as represented in 
the accompanying woodcut. With the exception of 
about a dozen people, the place was quite deserted, 
the former chief, Maharnudu, having fallen into dis- 
grace with the governor of Dalla, and sought refuge 
with the inhabitants of Mosi, from whence he carried 
on a continual series of expeditions against his kins- 
men. Fortunately we were accompanied by a trooper 
of the governor of Dalla, who took great care in sup- 
plying us with necessaries. All the huts were very 
spacious, but the thatching was not of very accurate 
workmanship, and the humidity which entered my 
hut in the coarse of the night, when we experienced 
a violent thunder-storm with very heavy rain, was 
considerable ; but keeping up a large fire during the 
whole of the night, I felt tolerably comfortable, al- 
though the greater part of my hut was under water. 
Taking now a N.N.W. course, we again Sunday 
approached nearer the mountains of Horn- Au s ust 7th - 
bori, which for several days we had already observed 
in the distance on our right ; but after leaving Kiibo, 
