We go to Ganda. 
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called Palmyra. Here stands a group of headless 
shafts, despoiled of their chief beauty by the wear 
and tear of time ; there rises a stately and imposing 
portico with a dome of matchless verdure; beyond 
runs a colonnade of extraordinary grandeur, while 
about and around are beheld pictures of varied and 
surprising beauty, all in keeping with the great and. 
leading features described. Water-fowl w^ere more 
abundant than ever. Pelicans swept through the air 
by scores, their necks bent and their heads lying back 
in repose ; and cranes and wild-duck rose in flocks 
from every tree. 
At length the lowing of oxen fell upon our ears, 
and presently a small herd of fine animals came into 
view. As we were intently observing them, and 
some one pointed in the direction in which they were. 
Aba Ganda said, " Be sure not to do that before 
the Gallas. Do not look much at their cattle, and 
certainly avoid praising them. The Gallas are very 
jealous of their live stock ; a stranger's admiration of 
it would be attributed by them to a covetous heart, 
and would instantly excite their ire. Take no notice 
of their cattle, but if you say anything about it let 
your remarks be of a depreciating character rather 
than otherwise. You may praise their women and 
children ; this will please them, but of their cattle 
take as' little notice as possible." 
Some little hesitation took place as to a landing, 
but in the end we were pushed through a belt of 
rushes and grass until we could push through it no 
longer, and then we were carried upon terra firina. 
The only beings we saw here were two little girls ^ 
who were in charge of a herd of goats, and were looking 
