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carry her forward being thus found ineffectual, the general cry 
of the coffle was, kang-tegi, kang-tegi, " cut her throat, cut her 
throat ;" an operation I did not wish to see performed, and 
therefore marched onwards with the foremost of the coffie. I 
had not walked above a mile, when one of Karfa's domestic 
slaves came up to me, with poor Nealee's garment upon the end 
of his bow, and exclaimed Nealee affeeleeta (Nealee is lost.) I 
asked him whether the Slatees had given him the garment as a 
reward for cutting her throat ; he replied, that Karfa and the 
schoolmaster would not consent to that measure, but had left 
her on the road ; where undoubtedly she soon perished, and 
was probably devoured by wild beasts. 
The sad fate of this wretched woman, notwithstanding the 
outcry beforementioned, made a strong impression on the minds 
of the whole coffle, and the schoolmaster fasted the whole of 
the ensuing day, in consequence of it. We proceeded in deep 
silence, and soon afterward crossed the river Furkoomah, which 
was about as large as the river Wonda. We now travelled 
with great expedition, every one being apprehensive he might 
otherwise meet with the fate of poor Nealee. It was however 
with great difficulty that I could keep up, although I threw 
away my spear, and every thing that could in the least ob- 
struct me. About noon we saw a large herd of elephants, but 
they suffered us to pass unmolested, and in the evening we 
halted near a thicket of bamboo, but found no water ; so 
that we were forced to proceed four miles farther, to a small 
stream, where we stopt for the night. We had marched this 
day, as I judged, about twenty-six miles. 
