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ANTALOW. 
supplies the town, and a delightful one it is ; it flows from a rock 
of soft stone, mixed with veins of iron ore, and I imagine discharges 
no less a quantity than half a hogshead in a minute. 
" Thursday, September 19. — At midnight I was informed by my 
attendant that the Ras wished to see me. I hurried down half 
asleep, and found him with his Fit Aurari, and two other chiefs, 
round a small table by the fire side, with a supper prepared of fowl 
curry and grilled mutton. 1 was obliged to eat, although it went 
much against my appetite, and drank three bruhls of maize, and 
again retired to rest ; but in the morning I felt myself not at all the 
better for it. I learned on enquiry, that it is usual for this meal to 
be served up in the night of every Wednesday and Friday, as soon 
after the hour of twelve as possible, as they get but little during 
the preceding twenty-four hours. 
" Friday, September ^O.—The Ras was in readiness at an early 
hour this morning to attend divine service, which was performed 
under a temporary building in the center of the valley to the east 
of the church, and about a mile distant. He sent to me to accom- 
pany him, which I of course complied v/ith. On entering this place, 
there were many priests assembled, who had formed themselves in 
a circle, chanting the psalms, with a drum or tom-torn in the center. 
The seat the Ras occupied was screened from the view of all with- 
out by a curtain, within which was placed a crown of gold, resem- 
bling those Avhich we saw at Chelicut, some frankincense, dried 
grapes, and wheat ; the former was burned, and the two latter were 
made use of instead of the bread and wine. After the prayers were 
over, and the Ras had read a chapter in the Bible, we all went out 
on the middle of the plain. The Ras seated himself on the ground, 
