- Taschenbuch: 142 Seiten
- Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing (26. Dezember 2009)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 115108803X
- ISBN-13: 978-1151088031
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 1,5 x 2,3 x 0,1 cm
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1832 Excerpt: ... 150 CHAPTER XII. Scandal of the Nativtn--Treaty for a Canoe--Defeats qf the Falatahs at Catsheenah and Zaria--Measures of the King of Boossa for the future safety of the Travellers--. Artifices for obtaining Presents from them--Preparations for Celebrating the Mahomedan Festival--The King's Drummer--The Horse Race, and the King's Speech--A troublesome Servant--Festivities at Boossa--The Eclipse--Version of it by the Arab Priests--Effects on the People--Messengers from Borgoo--Caffas--Mode of Preparing them--Arrival of a Fatakie--The Ashautees' method of killing Elephants--Married Slaves--Their Treatment--Permission for Departure requested--El Kanemee the Arab--The King assents to the Travellers leaving Boossa--The Messenger from Rabba with the King'a Son--Joy of the King of Boossa at his arrival--Opinion of his general conduct towards the Travellers. Monday, August 23rd.--It was the earnest and oft-repeated desire of the chief of Wowow, while we resided in his town, that we should return from Boossa and spend the approaching holiday with him, to which we thought proper to accede; indeed the old man had behaved so well to us, that we did not like to make him an ungrateful return. But his sister, the Midiki, is already jealous of her brother, because, perhaps, we have given him sa good a character, and she says that she is appre ARRIVAL OF A MESSENGER. 15T1 hensive he may procure from us more than she h willing that he should have; and so she has not only set her husband's mind against the measure, but she has slandered and defamed the character of her brother to us most shamefully. This is positively the worst trait in the character of the queen, for in other respects she is an amiable good kind of woman enough. In more civilized, or rather more polished cou...
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