Chap. LXXXIII. LETTER TO 'ALI'YU. 
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himself for his conduct on the road, and even laid 
claim to the present which I had promised him in 
the event of his conduct proving quite to my satis- 
faction. This, however, I refused with good reason ; 
and I was glad to find that my other servants, whose 
salaries amounted altogether to nearly 200 dollars, 
were willing to wait for their payment until we 
reached Kiikawa. 
However, the parcel which my servant brought me 
from Zinder was not quite devoid of subjects of gra- 
tification, as, besides a few letters from Europe, in- 
cluding a map of South Africa by Mr. Cooley, it 
contained two beautifully written Arabic letters, one 
addressed to 'Aliyu, the emir of S6koto, and the 
other, a general letter of recommendation addressed 
by Her Majesty's consul in Tripoli to the chiefs of 
the Fiilbe. These letters I had expressly written 
for, and if I had received them two years earlier, 
they would have been of great service to me. As 
it was, I sent the letter destined for 'Aliyu to the 
governor, who was so much pleased with it that 
he forwarded it by a special messenger, accompanied 
by a letter from myself, wherein I expressed my 
regret that I had not been able to present this letter 
to him on my personal visit, while at the same time I 
excused myself for not being able at the time to send 
him a small present, not having found here any sup- 
plies, and being entirely destitute of means. Having 
heard a report, which afterwards proved to be false, 
that the governor of Hamarruwa had formed the in- 
