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height out of reach of the overflowing of the Niger, and 
serving as the port of Timbuctoo. He started for that 
city, which he entered at sundown. 
“ I, at last,” cries our hero, “ saw the capital of the 
Soudan, which had so long been the goal of my desires. 
NEST OF THE HANGING BIRD. 
As I entered that mysterious town, an object of curiosity 
to the civilised nations of Europe, I was filled with 
indescribable exultation. I never experienced anything 
like it, and my delight knew no bounds. But I had to 
moderate my transports, and it was to God alone 1 
confided them. With what earnestness I thanked Him 
for the success which had crowned my enterprise and 
