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therefore very fortunate in being able to purchase 
a she-camel of inferior quality for 45,000. I also 
was so lucky as to buy an excellent mare for 70,000 
shells, or less than thirty dollars. Having thus at 
length provided for all my wants, 'I got everything 
ready for starting on the 21st ; and heartily glad 
I Avas when I was fairly embarked on this the last 
stage of my journeying in Negroland, with the pro- 
spect before me, that, in six months or so, I might 
again breathe the invigorating air of the north. 
I therefore cheerfully took leave of my friends from 
the far- west, who were to follow as soon as possible to 
Kukawa, for although they were not likely to be of 
any further assistance to me, they wanted to lay the 
chief of that country under some contribution for 
their own benefit and that of their master. I then 
pursued my journey with great cheerfulness ; and al- 
though the general character of the country Avas not 
new to me, yet the route which I was obliged to take, 
had not been travelled by me before. The road, 
although perhaps less populous, seemed to possess 
the advantage of richer vegetation, and deleb -palms 
especially formed the ornament of many a hamle!:, or 
of the open scenery. Fine cattle also were to be 
seen in considerable numbers, and altogether it was 
a pleasant ride. Thus, after a march of about eleven 
miles, we reached the town of Wase, or Wasa, 
and here took up our quarters. But, as usual, we 
found the gate so narrow, that we were obliged to 
take most of the luggage off the camels, and this 
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