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TKAVELS IN AFRICA. Chap. XXIII. 
"k6so;" a sort of double Egyptian darabiika, called 
"jojo," and a small horn, or " kafo." The most 
common among them is the " jojo," which in Hausa is 
the chief instrument made use of in an expedition, 
and, if accompanied by the voice, is not disagreeable. 
With these various instruments the well-mounted 
horsemen made a pretty good noise; but it was 
neither harmonious nor characteristic — to all this 
pompous imitative music I prefer a few strains with 
natural feeling by a solitary maim61o. I was obliged 
to reward my entertainers with a large quantity of 
cloves, as I had scarcely anything else left, 
I was rather astonished to hear that the A'sbe- 
nawa do not pay passage-money to the governor 
according to the number of their camels, but that 
every freeman among them makes him a present of 
one kantu of salt. For every beast of burden, be it 
pack-ox or donkey, five hundred kurdl are generally 
paid. 
Thursday, Having assorted such a present as I 
January 23rd. CO uld afford, I protested once more to Elaiji 
that, my other luggage having gone on in advance to 
Kano, I had but very little to offer the governor. 
I went about noon with my protector and a great 
number of A'sbenawa to offer the governor my com- 
pliments and my present. Sitting down under a 
tree at a considerable distance from the spot where 
he himself was seated, we waited a little, till we 
should be called into his presence, when his brother, 
who held the office of ghaladfraa, came to us — a man 
