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MR PARK'S FIRST JOURNEY. 
4< must be better." Upon which Mr Park furnish- 
ed him with one of the best he could recollect, by 
writing the Lord's prayer on a thin board, with a 
reed. On the 25th of July, he left Sansanding, 
and proceeded by Sibili, Nyara, and Nyamee, to 
Modiboo. Between Nyamee and Modiboo, he ob- 
served the guide examining the bushes with great 
caution, and, inquiring the cause, was informed 
that the woods were infested with lions. As they 
were crossing an open plain, interspersed with 
bushes, the guide suddenly wheeled round, and ex- 
claimed, " A very large lion !" As Mr Park's 
horse was much fatigued, they rode slowly along, 
and began to think the alarm groundless, when he 
perceived a large red lion, couching with his head 
between his paws. Mr Park immediately disen- 
gaged his feet from the stirrups, in order to throw 
himself on the ground, but, while his eyes were 
rivetted upon the animal, his horse carried him 
slowly to a considerable distance, and the lion 
calmly retained his position. Soon after leaving 
Modiboo, his horse stumbled on the rough clayey 
ground, and, as he could not raise him up, he 
was forced to leave him, with the sad presage, 
that he should soon lie down and perish in the 
same manner, exhausted by hunger and fatigue. 
When he reached Kea, a small fishing village, he 
entreated the protection of the Dooty, who in- 
formed him coolly, that he. paid no attention ta 
