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park's first journet. 
quired if he had got his dinner ? As he imagined 
she only mocked him, he did not reply, but his 
boy answered, that the king's people had robbed 
him of his money; when the benevolent slave 
took a basket from her head, presented him with 
a few handfuls of earth-nuts, and departed be- 
fore he had time to thank her. Immediately af- 
terwards, he was visited by Demba Sego, nephew 
of the king of Kasson, who upon learning the 
situation of Mr Park, offered to conduct him 
to the Mandingo kingdom of Kasson. The offer 
was accepted, but no sooner had they enter- 
ed Kasson, than Demba Sego suggested the pro- 
priety of rewarding his services by a handsome 
present. At this unexpected proposition, Mr 
Park began to suspect that he had not altered his 
situation by crossing the Senegal ; but, as com- 
plaints would not have availed, he affected to 
comply with alacrity ; and, advancing on the 
journey, on December 29th arrived at Teesee. 
Teesee is a large unwalled town, fortified with a 
kind of citadel, inhabited by Mandingoes. The 
inhabitants have one singular custom, that no 
woman is allowed to eat an egg. As his friend 
Demba, in order to give himself an air of impor- 
tance, had borrowed his horse, bridle, and saddle, 
while he went to negociate with the Moors of 
Gedumah, Mr Park was forced to remain till his 
return ; during which time an embassy from Al- 
mami Abdulkader, king of Foota Torra, arrived 
