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him. He said Bou Maza was a fool, and had no 
followers. All the conversation of the Shereef was 
marked with good sense. He had been in Malta, 
and resided there two months. His native place 
is two days' journey from Tangiers. He is well 
acquainted with Christians. He speaks with a 
strong Mogarbi accent. As to this country and 
the Tuaricks, he observed the Sheikh was deter- 
mined to keep them down, and was not afraid of 
them . 
The Shereef possesses a fair amount of women 
— some twenty, but only one son. I sent this 
evening presents of rings to the ladies. 
Yusuf paid a visit to the Sultan this morning, 
to carry him a present on his part. He entered the 
interior of the building, and found it full of dirt, 
and bare of every species of furniture. The Sultan 
himself had only upon him a Soudan tobe and a 
white cap. All the rest of his people were bare- 
headed, and were covered with dirty tobes. This 
contempt of dress arises from the fact that the 
prince was a slave of the ancient Sultans of Bornou. 
There are, besides, 'other sultans en route to Kuka, 
of the same stamp ; but he of Minyo is said to dress 
excessively, changing his costume five times a-day. 
We are to remain some days in Minyo, of which I 
am glad, because there we shall see the Bornouese 
population in a purer state. Here it is mixed 
somewhat with the Kailouees and other tribes. 
At any rate, the manners of the people are some- 
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