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as though it were a feather, and balancing it on his 
head, stepped along in the line of porters as though 
nothing had occurred. 
Trifling as this incident may appear, it was of much 
service to me, as it served as an introduction to both 
Turks and natives. I heard the former conversing 
together, praising the speed of the horse, and congra¬ 
tulating themselves on the impossibility of the porters 
escaping now that they had seen how quickly they 
could be overtaken. Another remarked, “ Wah Illahi, 
I should not like to chase a nigger so closely while 
a lance was in his hand. I expected he would turn 
sharp round and throw it through the HawagaT Thus 
I was now looked upon by the Turks as an ally , and 
at the same time I was regarded by the Latookas as 
their friend for having saved their man; and they 
grinned their approbation in the most unmistakeable 
manner as I rode past their line, shouting, “ Morrte, 
morrte, mattat! ” (welcome, welcome, chief!) 
On arriving at a large town, named Kattaga, we 
rested under the shade of an immense tamarind tree. 
There was no sign of my men and animals, and I 
began to think that something had gone wrong. For 
two hours we waited for their arrival. Ascending 
some rising ground, I at length observed my caravan 
approaching in the distance, and every one of my 
