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of FouloLi^ accoip.panied by his wife, who carried upon her 
head a breakfast of foigiie and milk : as this man had ques- 
tioned my guide respecting me, and was doubtless interested 
about me, I accepted with pleasure the breakfast which he 
offered to me. I wished to pay him in glass-wares, but he 
persisted in refusing all compensation. When I arrived at 
Yonmouso this man brought several of his companions to 
see me : he said nothing concerning his generous hospitality 
to me — a reserve that I admired greatly in a negro. He 
asked to see my umbrella ; I hastened to gratify him, and it 
excited, as before, the admiration of all : to amuse them, I 
opened and shut it repeatedly. The hut was not cleared of 
people the whole evening ; but their visits were very short, 
and their manners reserved : they also had recourse to 
wisps of lighted straw to see me the better, and liked the 
looks of me. Many gave me milk, and at the beginning of 
the night a pretty good supper of boiled yams pounded, with 
gombo sauce, which we seasoned with a little salt, and to 
which roasted pistachio- nuts were added. 
The 24th of July we remained amongst these good 
people to rest from our fatigue. My guide gave five or six 
charges of powder for a kid : we ate part of it for our sup- 
per; and our host, to whom a small portion was given, 
presented us with some good sour milk and boiled rice for 
our breakfast the next morning. In the course of the day, 
we had a visit from a Poulh of the Fouta-Dhialon who was 
settled in this country. My guide presented him with a 
piece of kid, and I with a sheet of paper, for which he 
overwhelmed me with grateful acknowledgments. In the 
evening, many Foulahs from the neighbouring parts, attracted 
by the report that there was a white man in the place, paid 
me a visit ; they lighted straw, and were very much amused 
at the length of my nose. They all said that I was a fine 
fellow, and went away very well pleased. Our host supplied 
us with a supper of yams, to which we added a piece of kid. 
