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shed, part of which was occupied by a family of the Hazorta tribe, 
which was come up to assist in getting in the harvest. In the even- 
ing I had an opportunity of observing the manner of living among 
these people, and of gaining additional information concerning them. 
Their evening's meal consisted solely of coarse cakes of bread, 
which were made from the grain collected that day in the field. 
The old woman first sifted away a portion of the husks ; the 
grain was then ground by her and a young girl, and afterwards 
mixed up into a thick batter, which was spread out with the hand 
on a broken dish placed over a brisk fire; the old woman and 
the girl in the mean time being busily engaged in watching its 
progress. An old man, who seemed to be the head of the family, 
was sitting at his ease smoaking a country hookah : a boy of about 
sixteen was lolling on a seat in a recess at the farther end of the 
room, and two children, a cow, and a few goats, formed so excellent 
a group, that I could not resist the pleasure of drawing it. The 
family had scarcely patience enough to wait till the first cake was 
baked ; and no sooner was it taken from the fire, than it was most 
eagerly devoured, and, that nothing might be lost, the old woman 
picked out of the ashes every crumb that had dropped. They 
seemed however to be perfectly happy over this frugal repast, 
which was concluded with a hearty draught of water. 
" Having to rise at dawn of day, we went to bed soon after dark, 
but at about ten o'clock we were awakened by our host, who 
brought us, for ourselves and bearers, three hundred cakes of bread, 
about six gallons of milk, and ajar of honey ; he had before pre- 
sented us with a fine cow, and had made many excuses for a defi-^ 
ciency of maize. 
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