82. 
DEPARTURE FROM MEDINA, 
arrows. They are all Pagans, and bear a violent antipathy 
to Mahometans. 
February 19- It was high time for me to depart; for the 
people of the village already began to complain that my 
presence prevented the children from attending to their usual 
occupations. The mothers often came to inquire when I 
should leave Medina. I set out early in the morning, accom- 
panied by three Marabouts and several other Negroes, who, 
as well as myself, intended to wait at the last village of the 
Bourb-Joloffs for the remainder of the caravan, with which 
we purposed travelling. 
The way we took to reach Kaiai rose along the side of 
a very abrupt mountain. In the bottom of the valley, we 
observed traces of the torrents which had descended from the 
neighbouring heights. The sand which they had carried 
along with them is as red as fire. These valleys are mostly 
destitute of verdure. All at once I saw a JolofF, who was 
employed in tilling the ground with his children, running 
towards us. " My poor white man," said he to me, " if thou 
art going among the Bambarras, persuade them to destroy the 
kingdom of Almamy, and the whole race of Marabouts." It is 
easy to suppose that my companions were extremely exaspe- 
rated at the address of this JolofF, but they durst not reply. 
When he was gone they merely observed : " The fellow is 
drunk ; his threats only excite our contempt ; for we could 
have pierced him with our lances." 
