The
Old Man Viewed Me With Great Earnestness, Having Never, He Said,
Beheld But One White Man Before, Whom By His Description I
Immediately Knew To Be Major Houghton.
In the afternoon one of his slaves eloped; and a general alarm being
given, every person that had a horse rode into the woods, in the
hopes of apprehending him, and Demba Sego begged the use of my horse
for the same purpose.
I readily consented; and in about an hour
they all returned with the slave, who was severely flogged, and
afterwards put in irons. On the day following (December 31st) Demba
Sego was ordered to go with twenty horsemen to a town in Gedumah, to
adjust some dispute with the Moors, a party of whom were supposed to
have stolen three horses from Teesee. Demba begged a second the
time use of my horse, adding that the sight of my bridle and saddle
would give him consequence among the Moors. This request also I
readily granted, and he promised to return at the end of three days.
During his absence I amused myself with walking about the town, and
conversing with the natives, who attended me everywhere with great
kindness and curiosity, and supplied me with milk, eggs, and what
other provisions I wanted, on very easy terms.
Teesee is a large unwalled town, having no security against the
attack of an enemy except a sort of citadel in which Tiggity and his
family constantly reside. This town, according to the report of the
natives, was formerly inhabited only by a few Foulah shepherds, who
lived in considerable affluence by means of the excellent meadows in
the neighbourhood, in which they reared great herds of cattle.
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