4 ADIOOLTA. 
iiegash's sons, named Socinius, whose urgent anxiety to prevail upon 
us, evidently shewed how much he was interested in our detention. 
We however pressed forward, passing over the plain of Zarai, which 
strongly reminded me of the Vale of Evesham in Worcestershire. 
The whole was in a high state of cultivation, and disposed in ridges 
for the convenience of irrigating the land. A little farther on, we 
passed a clear brook running down the nr^iddle of the valley, on 
the bank of which a party of travellers were resting themselves. 
We also saw here an Abou Gumba, and many Guinea fowls. 
Hence we began to wind round the side of the mountain, which 
makes a very conspicuous object in the view from Dixan ; and soon 
came in sight of another village on our left, called Adishud, on a 
very lofty hill, that would form a good situation for a fort. Imme- 
diatelv in front of us, at about the distance of three miles, was the 
village of Adioolta, placed as conspicuously as the one beforemen- 
tioned. A larg-e Daroo tree stands in the middle of the plain, near 
which we were not a little surprised at meeting with a band of 
musicians, who immediately ran forward before us, blowing their 
trumpets and beating their drums, so as to make a most discordant 
concert There being some appearance of rain, our guides conducted 
us towards Adioolta, where we were met by another Baharnegash, 
for so they call every head man of a town. We were not received 
by him with much civiUty, and he appeared very unwilling that 
we should enter his territory. In a short time however he relaxed, 
and at length shewed us to his house; but our treatment there was 
so unsatisfactory, that, when our baggage approached, we were 
glad to hasten away. 
The inhabitants of this place are all, nominally, Christians, and 
