INTERIOR OF AFRICA. 57 
Accordingly, on the morning of the 23d, we left Fatteconda, 
and about eleven o'clock came to a small village, where we de- 
termined to stop for the rest of the day. 
In the afternoon my fellow-travellers informed me, that as 
this was the boundary between Bondou and Kajaaga, and dan- 
gerous for travellers, it would be necessary to continue our jour- 
ney by night, until we should reach a more hospitable part of 
the country. I agreed to the proposal, and hired two people 
for guides through the woods ; and as soon as the people of the 
village were gone to sleep (the moon shining bright) we set 
out. The stillness of the air, the howling of the wild beasts, and 
the deep solitude of the forest, made the scene solemn and im- 
pressive. Not a word was uttered by any of us, but in a whisper; 
all were attentive, and ever}'- one anxious to shew his sagacity, 
by pointing out to me the wolves and hyaenas as they glided, 
like shadows, from one thicket to another. Towards morn- 
ing, we arrived at a village called Kimmoo, where our guides 
awakened one of their acquaintances, and we stopped to give 
the asses some corn, and roast a few ground-nuts for ourselves. 
At daylight we resumed our journey, and in the afternoon ar- 
rived at Joag in the kingdom of Kajaaga. 
Being now in a country, and among a people, differing in 
many respects from those that have as yet fallen under our ob- 
servation, I shall, before I proceed further, give some account of 
Bondou (the territory we have left), and its inhabitants, the 
Foulahs, the description of v/hom I purposely reserved for this 
part of my work. 
Bondou is bounded on the east by Bambouk ; on the south- 
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