A Narrative Of Captivity In Abyssinia With Some Account Of The Late Emperor Theodore, His Country And People By Henry Blanc
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The Portuguese Lived In
The Kitchen, But As They Were Always Fighting With The Other Servants,
And We Were Perfectly Helpless, And Could Not Possibly Enforce Our
Commands, I Had A Small Hut Erected For Them.
The inclosure had
been enlarged again by the chief, and Cameron had built a log-house
for himself, and
Mr. Rosenthal had had one made for his servants;
mine for the Portuguese was built on the same spot, and before the
rainy season I had another one made for the Abyssinians, as they
grumbled and threatened to leave, if they had to spend the rains
in a tent.
All these arrangements took us some time; we had been glad to have
something to do, as the days passed much quicker, and time did not
weigh so heavily upon us. Our Christmas was not very merry, nor did
we on New Year's Day wish one another many returns of a similar
one; but we were on the whole more accustomed to our captivity, and
certainly in many respects more comfortable.
CHAPTER XIII.
Theodore writes to Mr. Rassam about Mr. Flad and the Artisans - His
two Letters contrasted - General Merewether arrives at Massowah - Danger
of sending Letters to the Coast - Ras Engeddah brings us a few Stores
- Our Garden - Successful Results of Vaccination at Magdala - Our Day
Guard again - Second Rainy Season - The Chiefs are Jealous - The Ras and
his Council - Damash, Hailo, &c. - Daily Life during Rainy Season - Two
Prisoners attempt to Escape - The Knout in Abyssinia - A Dying Man's
Prophecy.
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