park's first journey. 
humanity, and promised to recover his horse and 
effects ; but, as the scarcity of provisions was 
very great, Mr Park resolved not to trespass on 
the humanity of the Dooty, (who is termed the 
Mansa in Manding,) but proceeded on his jour- 
ney to Wonda, a small town with a mosque, sur- 
rounded with a high wall. At one of the villages 
which he passed, he ate of an uncommon species 
of food, composed of the blossoms of maize stew- 
ed in milk and water. At Wonda he remained 
for nine days, affected with severe feverish symp- 
toms, occasioned by the united influence of men- 
tal anxiety, corporeal fatigue, and exposure to 
the heat of the day, and the dews of night, al- 
most without clothes. These symptoms he could 
not conceal from his landlord, whom he overheard 
observing to his wife, that their guest would 
probably occasion them much trouble and cost ; 
as, for the sake of their good name, they would 
be forced to maintain him till he should either 
recover or die. 
On the 6th of September his horse and clothes 
were brought from Sibidooloo, where they had 
been recovered by the Mansa. But, as the roads 
were improper for travelling on horseback, at his 
departure he presented him to his landlord, and 
desired him to send the saddle and bridle as a 
present to the Mansa of Sibidooloo. His land- 
lord presented him with a spear, and leather bag 
