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and their heads were liberally/ greased and powdered, most of them 
exhibiting on their arms ivory bracelets, and trophies, according 
to the number of enemies they had killed ; many of them display- 
ing nine of these badges, and none of them less than two. I learnt 
with surprise, that it was extremely probable that most of these 
insignia had been acquired by the slaughter of subjects belong- 
ing to the Kas, with whom they were at this moment at war ; 
yet, notwithstanding this circumstance, so great was their confi- 
dence in his honour, that they were not afraid to come singly even 
into his presence. I found that the object of their visit on this 
occasion, was to bring him a present of some Sanga, or oxen, with 
the hope of prevailing upon him to interfere with the chief of 
Wojjerafc, in order to prevent his making incursions into their 
territory. This very chief was also present at the time, and it was 
curious to remark, the affected mildness with which the parties 
behaved towards each other ; though an angry glance would 
occasionally escape them, that very intelligibly bespoke their real 
feelings. These Galla made no scruple about eating food from the 
Ras s table ; which was however served out to them, in separate 
dishes, from a prejudice entertained by the Abyssinians against 
eating with any except Christians. At the conclusion of theenter- 
tainment, I invited one of the Galla to pay me a visit, to which he 
consented, though I had great difficulty in persuading him to 
stay long enough to enable me to complete a sketch of his figure ; 
which I could accomplish only by stealth, while Mr. Pearce 
kept him amused in conversation ; as, in a former instance, when 
I had made a similar attempt, the man, having perceived what I 
was about, ran away in great alarm, through fear of a spell 
