Chap. XLI. RETURN TO KU'KAWA. 
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we prudently chose to provide for ourselves, and not 
rely upon his promise. 
The courier for Kukawa left in the morn- Monday 
ing, and in the evening a party of free- October 27th. 
booters made an attack upon the camels of the Arabs, 
but, being pursued by the horsemen, whose great 
merit it is to be ready for every emergency, they 
were obliged to leave their booty, and be contented 
to escape with their lives. The vale in which the 
well is situated is rather more exuberant than is the 
case generally, and there were several pools of stag- 
nant water, from which the cattle were watered. 
There was even a real jungle, and here and there 
the den of a ferocious lion, who did not fail to 
levy his tribute on the various species of animal 
property of our friends, and evinced rather a fancy 
for giving some little variety to his meals ; for a horse, 
a camel, and a bullock became his prey. 
Seeing that there was a caravan of people Tuesdav 
forming to go to Kukawa, while the Arabs 0ctober 28th - 
intended once more to return to Burka-driisso, we at 
once went to the chief to inform him that we had 
made up our minds to go with the caravan. A chief 
of the Haddada, or rather Biingo, arrived with offer- 
ings of peace on the part of the Shfri, and came to see 
us, together with the chief mentioned above, Kedl 
Batram, who was the father-in-law of the khalifa of 
Mawo; Kobber, or rather the headman of the Kobber, 
and other great men of the Fugabu; and I amused 
them with my musical box. Overweg and I, dis- 
