Travels in southern Abyssinia, Volume 2 (of 2)

Staying at Farree.--Alarm of Galla attack.--Return to Kokki.--Women of Kafilah carried into slavery.--Five Gallas killed.--Triumph of Hy Soumaulee victors.--Return to Dinnomalee...

Detained at Farree.--No news from Ankobar.--Fear all is not right.--Escape from my confinement.--Reach Garcia Mulloo.--Followed by officers of Wallasmah.--Compromise matters.--R...

Staying at Farree with Mr. Scott.--Both placed under parole.--Description of the houses of Farree.--Of the flour mill.--Some remarks upon the origin of the Amhara.--Dr. Prichard...

Leave Farree for Ankobar.--Description of the road.--Aliu Amba.--Road to Ankobar.--Incidents of the journey.--Vale of the Dinkee river.--Valley of the Airahra.--Effect of denuda...

Staying at Angolahlah.--Waterfall into the Tcherkos river.--Difficulty in obtaining the stores.--Journey to Ankobar. Female slaves of the Negoos.--Belief of the Shoan Church.--F...

Return to Aliu Amba.--Visited by Hy Soumaulee.--Complain of being cheated by Ohmed Mahomed.--Christians of Abyssinia and of the Greek Church generally forbidden the use of tobac...

Residence in Aliu Amba.--Settlement with the Hy Soumaulee.--Proceed to Ankobar.--Obtain the requisite sum.--Relapse of intermittent fever.--Occupation.--Geographical information...

Water cure.--Nearly killed by it.--Ordered to leave Shoa.--Proceed to Angolahlah.--Courteous treatment of the officers of the Negoos.--Entertainment.--Remarks upon the character...

Study of Amharic.--Remarks upon wet season in Abyssinia.--Sad prospect of recovery.--Accident to Walderheros.--Books in the Amharic language.--Messages from the Negoos.--Inconve...

Custom of giving Memolagee.--Sugar boiling.--Success.--Gratify the Negoos.--Receive house.--Claims of kindred.--Remarks upon intestate property.--The two brothers of late owner....

Market day in Aliu Amba.--Toll of wares.--Court of Piepoudre.--Appearance of the market.--The salt money.--Character of the different vendors.--The prices of several articles.--...

Determine to be cupped.--Mode of operating.--Medical knowledge of the Shoans.--Surgery.--Remarks upon their diseases and their remedies.--The cosso tree.--Mode of using the coss...

Examination of the gunpowder.--Tinta in disgrace.--The remedy.--The scribes, or dupteraoitsh.--Their mode of writing.--Audience with the Negoos.-- Memolagee.--College of priests...

Abyssinian dress.--Visit to the Negoos.--Inspection of firearms.--Congratulated on my reception.--Return to Aliu Amba.--A troublesome companion.--Pleasant beverage.--Market day....

Spinning cotton.--Of police force of Shoa.--Mode of administering justice.--Priest lawyers.--Politics of Shoa.--French intrigues.--Different kinds of cotton.--Process of cleanin...

Visited by Ibrahim.--Map of the Hawash.--Its effect upon table land of Abyssinia.--Future juncture with the Abi.--Its early tributaries.--Effects of denudation.--Zui lake.--Popu...

Invitation to visit the Negoos.--Karissa and his firelock.--Some account of the countries to the south of Shoa.--Distances.--A reputed cannibal people.--Other absurd rumours.--P...

Conversation with Karissa.--Of the origin of the Galla.--Of the word Adam.--Of Eve.--Phœnician history.--Sanchoniathon and Moses.--Of the religion of the Galla.--Of Waak.--Conne...

Conversation on medical matters with the Negoos.--Of Guancho.--The State prison.--The construction of its defences.--Good medicine for captives.--Its probable effect.--Of the Ga...

Staying at Farree.--Alarm of Galla attack.--Return to Kokki.--Women of Kafilah carried into slavery.--Five Gallas killed.--Triumph of Hy Soumaulee victors.--Return to Dinnomalee...

Detained at Farree.--No news from Ankobar.--Fear all is not right.--Escape from my confinement.--Reach Garcia Mulloo.--Followed by officers of Wallasmah.--Compromise matters.--R...

only shook his head. I asked to see the messenger, and with a chuckle of triumphant cunning, he pointed with the open knife to the fastened door of an outhouse, an action which...

Staying at Farree with Mr. Scott.--Both placed under parole.-- Description of the houses of Farree.--Of the flour mill.-- Some remarks upon the origin of the Amhara.--Dr. Pricha...

Leave Farree for Ankobar.--Description of the road.--Aliu Amba.--Road to Ankobar.--Incidents of the journey.--Vale of the Dinkee river.--Valley of the Airahra.--Effect of denuda...

Staying at Angolahlah.--Waterfall into the Tcherkos river.-- Difficulty in obtaining the stores.--Journey to Ankobar.-- Female slaves of the Negoos.--Belief of the Shoan Church....

Return to Aliu Amba.--Visited by Hy Soumaulee--Complain of being cheated by Ohmed Mahomed.--Christians of Abyssinia and of the Greek Church generally forbidden the use of tobacc...

Residence in Aliu Amba.--Settlement with the Hy Soumaulee.-- Proceed to Ankobar.--Obtain the requisite sum.--Relapse of intermittent fever.--Occupation.--Geographical informatio...

Water cure.--Nearly killed by it.--Ordered to leave Shoa.-- Proceed to Angolahlah.--Courteous treatment of the officers of the Negoos.--Entertainment.--Remarks upon the characte...

_June 30th._--This morning, after a breakfast of bread and cayenne pottage, which proved to be the contents of the little earthenware jar carried back from the palace the day be...

When my “balderabah” Tinta, gave to Walderheros the parchment order for durgo, he also told him, as the tent was insufficient shelter for an invalid, to take me to his house, wh...

Having slept well during the night, in spite of the very numerous fleas, and similar trifling annoyances, to which I had become in some measure accustomed, as must every travell...

Study of Amharic.--Remarks upon wet season in Abyssinia.--Sad prospect of recovery.--Accident to Walderheros.--Books in the Amharic language.--Messages from the Negoos.-- Inconv...

A custom exists in every Abyssinian court, which requires that no one shall go empty handed into the presence of royalty. Every visitor to the Negoos of Shoa in this manner brin...

The Abyssinians divide the day and night into eight portions of three hours each, and as they commence their fasts the evening preceding, it is to be presumed that they begin a...

Market day in Aliu Amba.--Toll of wares.--Court of Piepoudre.-- Appearance of the market.--The salt money.--Character of the different vendors.--The prices of several articles.-...

After my visit to the market, I was confined to my house for two or three days by illness, but feeling a little better this morning (August 1st), I brought out a small saw I was...

Determine to be cupped.--Mode of operating.--Medical knowledge of the Shoans.--Surgery.--Remarks upon their diseases and their remedies.--The cosso tree.--Mode of using the coss...

_August 10th._--It had rained very heavily all night, and as the sky was covered with clouds, I did not feel inclined to go to Myolones. Walderheros, however, had set his mind u...

Examination of the gunpowder.--Tinta in disgrace.--The remedy.-- The scribes, or dupteraoitsh.--Their mode of writing.--Audience with the Negoos.--Memolagee.--College of priests...

Abyssinian dress.--Visit to the Negoos.--Inspection of fire-arms.-- Congratulated on my reception.--Return to Aliu Amba.--A troublesome companion.--Pleasant beverage.--Market da...

Spinning cotton.--Of police force of Shoa.--Mode of administering justice.--Priest lawyers.--Politics of Shoa.--French intrigues.-- Different kinds of cotton.--Process of cleani...

_August 13th._--Walderheros was occupied all day splitting and reducing to proper dimensions the ted tree that was brought yesterday, and of which I had determined to manufactur...

_August 14th._--Wallata Gabriel was a very good housekeeper, but unfortunately, like most other young women in Shoa, and, I believe, in all Abyssinia, she had a great many follo...

Visited by Ibrahim.--Map of the Hawash.--Its effect upon table-land of Abyssinia.--Future juncture with the Abi.-- Its early tributaries.--Effects of denudation.--Zui lake.-- Po...

_August 21st._--The termination of the fast of Felsat was hailed with considerable pleasure by the very best of Christians in Shoa, and this happened on the last day of the inte...

Invitation to visit the Negoos.--Karissa and his firelock.-- Some account of the countries to the south of Shoa.-- Distances.--A reputed cannibal people.--Other absurd rumours.-...

Conversation with Karissa.--Of the origin of the Galla.--Of the word Adam.--Of Eve.--Phœnician history.--Sanchoniathon and Moses.--Of the religion of the Galla.--Of Waak.-- Conn...

Some few days after Karissa had visited me, an affaro came from the palace at Ankobar, with a message that I should proceed immediately to see the Negoos. On inquiring what circ...

Conversation on medical matters with the Negoos.--Of Guancho.-- The State prison.--The construction of its defences.--Good medicine for captives.--Its probable effect.--Of the G...