CHAP. VI. 
OF THE TIBBOO BORGOO. 
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it, having lost her own infant, she bargained for it, and at last pur- 
chased it with a wooden bowl of about the value of sixpence, and a 
gallon of dates, worth about a penny more. She however soon re- 
turned with the child, which she tossed back to the man who had 
sold it, complaining that it would not take the breast, and demand- 
ing tlie purchase money back. The dates had been eaten, but 
the bowl was returned to her ; and so ended the bargain, an Arab 
taking charge of the poor infant, and promising to carry it home 
to his wife. 
A sick child whom I took under my care, and to whom I 
administered medicine, amused me much by his alarm at the sight 
of bread when shewn to him for the first time. I offered him a 
little fiat loaf, and he was for a long while considering whether 
he sliould venture to touch it, but at last mustered courage to 
take it up, apparently in great trepidation, holding it between his 
fingers and thumbs, and frequently turning it round. Having 
first smelt to it, he began to nibble ; and being very hungry and 
cold, and finding it not quite so terrific as he imagined, the poor 
little fellow despatched it very soon. I continued to feed him for 
the two or three days we remained together, and his mode of ex- 
pressing his gratitude, was by coming close to me, and looking 
up in my face. 
J\lany of the children were carried in leather bags, which the 
Tibboo make use of to keep their corn in ; and in one instance I 
saw a nest of children on one side of a camel, and its young one in 
a bag, hanging on the other. The Arabs brought many asses and 
sheep from Eorgoo : the former are very large and fine, and arrived 
in high condition, whereas the horses and camels were skeletons- 
I here had an opportunity of seeing the manner of chaining the 
prisoners. Five Wajunga men, fierce, well made, handsome people, 
