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that the corn here was much cheaper than in U'mma- 
daw. I was also enabled to buy some butter. More- 
over, the absence of the governor exercised no un- 
favourable influence upon my treatment, which was 
very kind : an old mallem especially evinced a friendly 
disposition towards me. 
Saturday, After a march of about fourteen miles, 
October 14th. pegging by the town of Kawe6, where a 
small market was held, and traversing the suburb of 
Sakassar, with its beautiful " ngdbore," or fig-trees, 
we reached the town of Maje, which had been repre- 
sented to us as rich in cattle and milk, but which I 
found half deserted ; the town having greatly declined 
about twelve years previously, when the whole country, 
including the places Takabdwa, Matazu, Korofi, and 
Kiirkojango, revolted, and gave free passage to an 
army of the Gober^wa. I was glad to buy a good 
sheep for 1500 shells. The governor of the place 
was absent in Kdtsena, where he generally resides. 
We had pitched our tent in the shade of a beautiful 
fig-tree, and passed the afternoon very pleasantly ; 
but were greatly troubled during the night by the 
numbers of mosquitoes. 
Rising at an early hour, and traversing a fine 
country, I reached the large town of Kusdda in the 
afternoon, and encamped here, outside, not far from 
the market-place, which at the time of my arrival was 
quite untenanted ; but the following night it became 
well frequented by a number of travellers who 
sought quarters there. On this march I observed a 
