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There] is a little herbage for the camels. Ghaseb 
stubble, however, spreads all over, which looks well 
for the industry of the poor slaves. The karengia 
has disappeared. 
The news of the day goes that En-Noor will 
take me himself to Zinder. He probably wants to 
make acquaintance with the new governor of that 
place, as well as to see us safe there. The Tuaricks 
paid me a visit. I gave them a bit of sugar, showed 
them a gun, and got rid of them. A present of 
leban from a daughter of En-Noor induced me to 
give her a ring. 
Amankee says the population of this country is 
very various, but the Tuaricks of Asben are the 
masters. The villagers are not all slaves ; there are 
many free people amongst them, — also Buza in 
numbers ; Tuaricks who, having settled in Soudan, 
have forgotten their own language, speaking only 
Haussa. Many visitors trouble us, but we hope for 
a diminution to-morrow. The people of Damer- 
ghou are reported as enormous thieves, but we have 
seen as yet but little of their propensities this way, 
having, happily, lost nothing. 
I made a visit to the village, and was well 
received by the principal slave of En-Noor, who 
presented me with ghaseb-bread, cheese, and furd, 
or ghaseb-water. The ladies were singularly com- 
plaisant, and one offered me her friend : another 
was offered by a man. I believe these offers are 
