SEGO — THE NIGERo 
lodge at a distant village, and promised to visit 
him in the morning. Mr Park observed, that the 
canoes upon the river were of considerable size, 
but had neither decks nor masts. They were 
formed of two large trees, made concave, and 
united longitudinally, with their ends to each 
other, which structure rendered them inconve- 
niently long, and disproportionally narrow. The 
language of Bambarra he found to be a corrupted 
species of Man dingo, which he soon understood 
and spoke. On arriving at the village to which 
he had been directed, the inhabitants, who view- 
ed him with fear and wonder, refused to give him 
food, or admit him into their houses. Mr Park 
took the bridle and saddle off his horse, and turn- 
ed him loose to graze. The wind rose, and 
threatened a heavy rain, and Mr Park was sit- 
ting, weary and dejected, under a tree, when he 
was observed by a woman returning from the 
field, who, learning his situation, with looks of 
compassion took up his bridle and saddle, and 
told him to follow her. She conducted him into 
her hut, lighted a lamp, gave him broiled fish to 
eat, and a mat to repose upon, and, with some 
young women, began to spin cotton. During 
this labour, which continued great part of the 
night, they amused themselves with songs, in one 
of which, composed extempore, Mr Park was 
much surprised to find that his own story was the 
