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white and red clover, yellow crowfoot, and dandelion, that it had 
the exact appearance of an English meadow in spring. The cattle 
feeding upon it were all in high condition. Captain Rudland shot 
a bird resembling the lapwing, and a little farther on, a couple of 
fine wild ducks. At the end of this valley was another steep pass, 
which brought us in sight of a plain surrounded with woody hills 
and towering rocks, very similar, in general character, to some of 
the finer valleys in Derbyshire. We halted at a village called 
Calaut, in the centre of the vale, intending to pass the night there ; 
but, after having waited some time, and finding there was no house 
prepared, nor any probability of our procuring one, I ordered the 
tent to be pitched under the shade of a large Daroo tree, and left 
the village, not very well pleased with the want of hospitality 
in its inhabitants. We afterwards accepted an invitation to the 
house of a Mussulmaun, named Hadjee Abdallah, in the lower 
town, who was a friend of Negada Moosa. This man treated us 
with much attention, prepared bread for us, and brought us milk, 
which, with the two wild ducks, made up our repast for the day. 
The thermometer was 70°. 
" August 20. — In the morning we were given to understand that 
it was impossible to procure people for the conveyance of that part 
of our baggage which was not carried by the mules, the Chief of 
the village having absented himself, in order to evade the orders 
sent by the Ras for providing us with every thing necessary for our 
accommodation. We were obliged, therefore, to remain another 
day. 
" In the course of the day, Tigra Mokan Welleta Samuel, Chief of 
the villages of Debra Muttai, came down from his hill with a present 
