We Departed Accordingly, But It Was Eight O'clock At Night Before We Came
To The Watering Place; And Being Now
Sufficiently fatigued with so long a
day's journey, we kindled a large fire, and lay down, surrounded by our
cattle,
On the bare ground, more than a gun-shot from any bush; the
Negroes agreeing to keep watch by turns to prevent surprise.
I know not indeed that any danger was justly to be dreaded, but the
Negroes were unaccountably apprehensive of banditti during the whole of
the journey. As soon, therefore, as day light appeared, we filled our
_soofroos_ (skins) and calabashes at the pool, and set out for Tallika,
the first town in Bondou, which we reached about eleven o'clock in the
forenoon, (the 13th of December.) I cannot, however, take leave of
Woolli, without observing that I was every where well received by the
natives; and that the fatigues of the day were generally alleviated by a
hearty welcome at night; and although the African mode of living was at
first unpleasant to me, yet I found, at length, that custom surmounted
trifling inconveniences, and made every thing palatable and easy.
CHAPTER IV.
_Some account of the inhabitants of Tallika. - The Author proceeds for
Fatteconda - incidents on the road. - Crosses the Neriko, arrives at
Koorkarany - reaches the River Faleme - Fishery on that river - proceeds
along its bank to Naye or Nayemow - crosses the Faleme, and arrives at
Fatteconda. - Has an interview with Almami, the Sovereign of
Bondou.
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