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of religion 3 they have numerous slaves, who cultivate the 
land, and provide for the vrants of their masters. These 
Foulahs vrear the same dress as those of the Fouta-Dhialon ; 
they are also as clean as the latter, and resemble them in 
hair, complexion, and features; they are tall and well made 
men, and have rather a dignified deportment; they speak 
both the language of Fouta and that of the Mandingoes: 
they are all armed with three or four lances, which they 
hold in one hand ; these lances are fixed on slender shafts 
about five feet long. The village of Coloni, which is sur- 
rounded by two mud walls, contains a population of about 
four hundred, consisting of Foulahs, Bambaras, and Mandin- 
goes : it is shaded by large mimosas and some bombaces. 
We were lodged in a hut belonging to my acquaintance, 
the Foulah, who came to see me very often; he was almost 
always accompanied by some of his friends, who gave me 
colat-nuts, of which these people appear to be exceedingly 
fond. As to my host, during his frequent visits, he over- 
whelmed me with questions, but made me no present: he 
asked me whether I had any gold to sell ; for he supposed 
that as I had come from Boure, where it was very abundant, 
I must have some. Though I assured him that I was 
poor and had no money, yet he constantly repeated the 
same inquiry. In the evening, a man of our caravan bought 
a kid, by way of speculation. He divided it into small por- 
tions, which he sold among his comrades for eighty cow- 
ries each. I bought one of the pieces, having fared very 
badly for several days past. 1 had it cooked for supper, 
sharing it with my guide and some of his people. The room 
in which we were to pass the night was so dreadfully 
smoky that I determined to sleep in the court. I had 
caught such a cold that I could not sleep ; my continued 
cough affected my lungs and brought on a spitting of 
blood. 
On the 22nd of February, as we were preparing to de- 
