ARRIVAL OF B A B A' S BROTHER. 339 
One day Baba informed me that his brother, who had 
departed in the preceding August, had come home, and that 
he was gone to Teute to procure colats, with the intention 
of returning immediately to Jenne. He told me 1 might go 
with him. I learned this news with considerable pleasure. 
This was about the end of December. Baba had received 
from his brother some salt, of which he made little presents 
to his neighbours and his wives. The latter came imme- 
diately to sell it to me for glass beads. Baba sent his youngest 
brother with some loaves of salt to Kany, to purchase colats 
and to barter them for goats or sheep. 
1 experienced fresh annoyances from Baba. He stole 
my salt to give it to his horse, which was not worth his 
keep. Nothing could persuade these people that I was not 
rich. In spite of the privations which 1 imposed upon my- 
self, they still persisted in believing that I had plenty of gold 
and silver. To destroy this illusion, I determined to shew 
them the contents of my bag ; but before I gave them this 
proof of confidence, I took the precaution of concealing any 
thing which might excite their cupidity. They are ignorant 
of the value of amber and coral, which their women never 
wear, and they saw^ mine with indifference. 
On the 1st of January, 1828, 1 had the satisfaction to 
learn that Baba's brother had returned from Teute, where he 
had been buying colats, which he was shortly to go and dis- 
pose of at Jenne. It was night when the old negress came 
to inform me of her son's arrival. I saw a dozen Mandin- 
goes who accompanied him. They were covered with little 
bells ; these, when they walked, made a noise that excited 
the curiosity of the people, who all ran out to see them. 
On the 2nd of January, the travellers made little pre- 
sents of colats to their friends and relations, who had come 
on the preceding evening to make inquiries about their jour- 
ney. Baba's brother received from his friends, in return for 
the presents, two large calabashes full of tau and rice, to- 
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