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descent, the company of this man proved to be in- 
teresting, for he displayed all the pomp peculiar to 
the petty Hdusa chiefs, marching to the sound of 
drums and horns. He was richly decked out with a 
green berniis, and mounted on a sprightly charger, 
although his whole military force numbered only 
three horsemen and six archers ; and his retinue had 
by no means a princely appearance, consisting of a 
motley assemblage of slaves, cattle, sheep, and all 
sorts of encumbrances. But, notwithstanding this 
empty show, he was a welcome companion on the 
infested road before me, and when he paid me a visit 
in my hut, I at once presented him with a fine black 
rdwani, thus confirming on my part the whole of 
his titles. He at once proceeded to give me a 
proof of his knowledge of the world and of his 
intelligence, and I found sundry points of resem- 
blance between him and Mohammed-Boro, my noble 
friend of A^gades. Having been joined here also by 
two attendants of 'Ahd el Kaderi, a younger brother 
of Khalilu, there seemed to be a sufficient guarantee 
for the safety of our march. The village where I fell 
in with these people was rather poorly supplied with 
provisions, and neither milk nor anything else was to 
be got, and, owing to the number of mosquitoes, 
repose was quite out of the question. 
Monday, ^ moderate rain which came on in the 
August 7th. jyiorning, delayed us for some time. Our 
route lay through a rich country, at times exhibit- 
ing traces of careful cultivation, at others left to its 
