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pointed out as a great curiosity, a little brown monkey, that 
was tied to a stake by the door, telling me that it came from 
a far distant country, called Kong. 
July 28th. I departed from Nyara, and reached Nyamee 
about noon. This town is inhabited chiefly by Foiilahs, from 
the kingdom of Masina. The Dooty (I know not why), would 
not receive me, but civilly sent his son on horseback, to con^ 
duct me to Modiboo; which he assured me was at no great 
distance. 
We rode nearly in a direct line, through the woods; but in 
general went forwards with great circumspection. I observed 
that my guide frequently stopped, and looked under the 
bushes. On inquiring the reason of this caution, he told me 
that lions were very numerous in that part of the country, and 
frequently attacked people travelling through the woods. 
While he was speaking, my horse started, and looking round, 
I observed a large animal of the camelopard kind, standing at 
a little distance. The neck and fore legs were very long ; the 
head was furnished with two short black horns, turning back- 
wards; the tail, which reached down to the ham joint, had a 
tuft of hair at the end. The animal was of a mouse colour; 
and it trotted away from us in a very sluggish manner; moving 
its head from side to side, to see if we were pursuing it. Shortly 
after this, as we were crossing a large open plain, where there 
were a few scattered bushes, my guide, who was a little way 
before me, wheeled his horse round in a moment, calling out 
something in the Foulah language, which I did not understand. 
I inquired in Mandingo what he meant; JVard hilli billi, a 
