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called me to him, and repeated his wish that we should all of us 
accompany him on the morrow morning to Muccullah at which 
place he was going to spend a few days ; he also informed me that 
he should set out very early. I communicated this to Mr. Salt on 
my return to our apartment ; and in consequence, before we went 
to sleep, we prepared ourselves for the journey, and for the Ras s 
expected summons ; but to our surprize, at day break the next 
morning, we found the Ras had already set out, and had left only 
three mules for our accommodation, which number had been previ- 
ously engaged for Mr. Salt and his attendants, who were to set oil at 
the same time on their journey to Adowa and Axum. Mr. Salt, with 
Pearce, Andrew, and Ibrahim, left me about seven o'clock. 
*' Tuesday, September 10. — At three o'clock this morning I was 
awakened by a messenger from the Ras, with a request that I would 
proceed immediately to join him at Muccullah, acquainting me also 
that bearers were in readiness for the conveyance of Mr. Salt s 
baggage, who, on quitting Antalow yesterday, had been obliged 
to leave it behind. As soon as it was daylight, 1 was conducted to 
the house of the Ras's brother (Manasse), who had been left in 
command here during the absence of Ras W elleta Selasse ; he gave 
me his own mules, and appointed an officer of rank to attend me as 
a guide. The road lay across the hill of Antalow, whence I had a 
view of Chelicut, and then passed over a brook that flows by the 
last mentioned place, and arrived about noon at Muccullah, having 
crossed no intermediate valley in my way thither. 
*' Wednesday, September 11. — I joined my friend Mr. Salt on my 
arrival yesterday at this place, whom I found occupying a priest's 
hut in a corner of the church-yard, as miserable in reality as its 
