Many Of The Slaves Were
Ill-Conditioned, And A Great Number Of Them Women.
In the rear came
Sidi Mahomed's servant, whom I remembered to have seen at the camp
of Benowm.
He presently knew me, and told me that these slaves were
going to Morocco by the way of Ludamar and the Great Desert.
In the afternoon, as I approached Doolinkeaboo, I met about twenty
Moors on horseback, the owners of the slaves I had seen in the
morning. They were well armed with muskets, and were very
inquisitive concerning me, but not so rude as their countrymen
generally are. From them I learned that Sidi Mahomed was not at
Sego, but had gone to Kancaba for gold-dust.
When I arrived at Doolinkeaboo I was informed that my fellow-
travellers had gone on, but my horse was so much fatigued that I
could not possibly proceed after them. The dooty of the town at my
request gave me a draught of water, which is generally looked upon
as an earnest of greater hospitality, and I had no doubt of making
up for the toils of the day by a good supper and a sound sleep;
unfortunately, I had neither the one nor the other. The night was
rainy and tempestuous, and the dooty limited his hospitality to the
draught of water.
July 20. - In the morning I endeavoured, both by entreaties and
threats, to procure some victuals from the dooty, but in vain. I
even begged some corn from one of his female slaves, as she was
washing it at the well, and had the mortification to be refused.
However, when the dooty was gone to the fields, his wife sent me a
handful of meal, which I mixed with water and drank for breakfast.
About eight o'clock I departed from Doolinkeaboo, and at noon
stopped a few minutes at a large korree, where I had some milk given
me by the Foulahs, and hearing that two negroes were going from
thence to Sega, I was happy to have their company, and we set out
immediately.
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