TRAVELS IN ABYSSINIA. 
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when the last cakes are to be shared, a violent 
scramble usually arises. 
Mr Salt, in his second journey, was instructed 
to proceed to Gondar, on a mission to the king of 
Abyssinia, for which the most splendid of his pre- 
sents were to be reserved. The Has, however, on 
this plan being mentioned, first advised against, 
and at length positively interdicted it. He, at the 
same time, expressed his own perfect readiness to 
receive all the presents destined for that monarch. 
Although this arrangement did not accord with 
Mr Salt's wishes and intentions, yet the situation 
in which he stood, appeared to leave him no alter- 
native but to yield. He, therefore, delivered the 
presents, and set out for Massuah. 
