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that day was more than usually powerful. I visited the wells, 
situated on a little hill, as bare as the neighbouring country, 
and there found a single drooping mimosa ferriiginea, under 
which I stretched myself, and, resting my head on a stone, slept 
soundly. On awaking, I approached the wells to drink, and saw 
there some Berber women watering their sheep : the wells are 
three feet deep, and their water is good and abundant ; they are 
sunk in grey sand, containing many calcareous stones of a flat 
shape. On our departure from Mimcina, we had been joined 
by a Moor from Tafilet : he and his train were mounted 
upon mules, the animals most commonly used for travelling 
this stony road, which is apt to wound the feet of camels ; 
those of Sidi-Aly were however obliged to carry his goods. 
The Berbers had a barley-cake baked upon the ashes for 
our supper ; each of us after this light repast, drank a glass 
of cold water, and lay down for the night on the stony ground. 
On the 16th, at three in the morning, we proceeded 
slowly N. N. E., till near eight, when our course was changed 
to the north. Our march lay over a very mountainous soil, 
covered with sharp stones, which were very troublesome. 
The mountains are not high, and composed of granite without 
any appearance of vegetation. The Moor Sidi-Boby, who 
still perpetually insulted me, threw a stone at me, which 
striking me on the right side, hurt me much, and I retained the 
mark of it a considerable time : this brute had no other cause 
for such savage treatment than my having mounted my camel 
without giving him notice. Old Aly, seated upon his, had 
preceded us ; immediately on rejoining him, I complained 
of the outrageous treatment to which 1 had been exposed ; 
but he paid little attention to me and answered laughing : 
" That is nothing, all will be well." Exasperated by his con- 
duct, I told him that if all was well with him, all was 
very ill with me : he was silent, and turned his head another 
way. I ought to repeat here that it was to the two Trajacant 
marabouts alone that 1 was indebted for not encountering still 
