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when he said it was angry, and gave it to his 
servant to carrry for him. By its being oMgry, 
he meant that the corners of it being sharp pained 
his shoulder. The king's nephew carried my 
handkerchief full of stones in his right hand, and 
two pieces in his left. Near the place where we 
obtained this kind of spar, we found three large 
excavations in a granite rock, full of rain-water, 
which pleased us as much as if we had found a 
treasure ; all of us being thirsty. Though the 
water was more than lukewarm, it refreshed us 
greatly. Peekloo observing that we examined 
almost every object we saw, brought us at dif- 
ferent times several very curious plants. On my 
putting some stones into my pocket the Mat- 
chappees laughed heartily at seeing stones treated 
with so much respect. 
After dinner, Linx Malalla, from Old Lattakoo, 
called upon me. He is son to Makrakka, a King 
or Chief higher up the country, who died 
lately, and whose people afterwards divided and 
joined other tribes, such as the Mashows, Mat- 
chappees, and the Wanketzens. He was a tall 
and good-looking man, besmeared with red paint, 
and wore a straw hat of a conical shape, a 
fashion which I had not seen in Africa before. 
He was in high spirits, and soon developed the 
object of his visit, viz. to receive a present. I 
brought him a tinder-box, which seemed to please 
