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utter disgust, when he repHed somewhat testily, Oh, 
you are white men ? We Gallas think it dehcious ! 
nothing better in the world ! " Who can wonder at the 
brutal expression which almost every Galla carries in 
his countenance ? Next arose a great difficulty, viz., 
as to how the flesh was to be divided. One man de- 
manded this, another that, as his "ada," a word 
which must never be trifled with. If a man c^n only 
c^uote "ada," and obtain a witness, the thing is settled. 
Woe betide the traveller who sets himself up against 
*'ada" in these countries! He is almost sure to go 
to the wall. Well, every man demanded his ada," 
and the whole company quarrelled about what each 
should have. This continued some time, when we 
took matters into our own hands. Some of the men 
had commenced cooking the tit-bits that every one 
wanted. These I took out of the fire and pitched 
into the grass. No one could quarrel more about 
them. Next, all that remained was ordered to be 
brought before us ; the whole mass was divided, and 
every man had given to him an equal share. 
After what I had seen my appetite was gone. The 
little that was set apart for us I could not touch. To 
be fastidious in our circumstances would be ridiculous ; 
but such scenes as we had witnessed were enough to 
offend the strongest stomachs. 
During the morning some Galla women, the wives 
of our host, came into the camp. They begged 
for cloth, beads, etc. The latter we did not deny 
them. Quite a large company gathered about us, all 
watching our every movement with interest. Having 
no private apartments, we were obliged to wash, etc., 
before them. These operations greatly amused them. 
