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YUSUF THE QUEEN'S EFFIGY. 
To-day Yusuf got up in a rage, and threw down 
his writing, because I told him he did not take 
pains to obtain from the people the several mean- 
ings of the words. This has been the case for 
most of the time we have been occupied with the 
vocabulary. I have therefore left him to himself, 
since he insulted me in this manner before the 
servants, and I fear I cannot trust myself to go 
with him to Sakkatou. It is a great inconvenience, 
but I must search for a kateb (writer) at Zinder. 
There are many poor men of this profession in 
Bornou, and very faithful people. 
19^A. — His highness En-Noor continues to 
visit us. Yesterday I gave him an English silver 
fourpenny piece, an English farthing, and a small 
French silver coin, with all of which he was greatly 
delighted. He summed up their value in wadfi ; 
fifty wadas are an English penny. He admired her 
majesty's face on the silver fourpence ; but his 
shadow, the man who generally comes with him, 
said, — " Oh, no, the face of the woman for a Sultan 
is not good. This is good,'' pointing to the head of 
Louis Philippe. 
The news came yesterday evening that a razzia 
had just been made on Tintaghoda, the assailants 
carrying away everything before them, and the 
inhabitants of the town fleeing to the mountains. 
This razzia was made by the people whom the 
Sultan of Aghadez has lately punished for the de- 
predations committed on us and other caravans on 
