888 mr park's first journey. 
thick primeval forests, yet beautifully variegated witli 
hill and dale. Through these wilds they passed ra- 
pidly with forced marches, without seeing any hu- 
man habitation for five days, during which they en- 
dured every species of fatigue, and were only sti- 
mulated to perseverance by the danger of being 
left behind in the woods, to perish with hunger, or 
be devoured by wild beasts, which they heard, du- 
ring the night, howling around them. On the 
second day, one of the female slaves refused food, 
and began to fall behind ; being relieved of her 
burden, she was soon dreadfully stung by a hive of 
bees, which the coffle had disturbed. Declaring 
she would rather die than advance another step, 
the whip was applied, by which she was made to 
walk a few hours longer, when she sunk complete- 
ly exhausted. As the Slatees were unwilling to 
abandon her, she was carried, during the remainder 
of the day, on a litter formed of bamboos. Next 
day, her limbs were so stiff and painful, that she 
could not move, and was placed, like a corpse, on the 
back of an ass, whence she was immediately thrown 
by the refractory animal, and severely bruised. As 
it was impossible to convey her through the woods, 
it was proposed to cut her throat ; but as Karfa 
and the schoolmaster of Kamaliah, who formed one 
of the caravan, refused to consent to this measure, 
she was abandoned on the road. On the #7th, 
they reached Sooseeta, a small Jallonka village # 
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