townsfolk to see the white Mongo--I pass on hastily to the
PALACE OF MOHAMEDOO--What an African palace and its furniture
is--Mohamedoo's appearance, greeting and dissatisfaction--I make
my present and clear up the clouds--I determine to bathe--How
the girls watch me--Their commentaries on my skin and
complexion--Negro curiosity--A bath scene--Appearance of
Tamisso, and my entertainment there 157

CHAP. XXII.--Improved character of country and population as
we advance to the interior--We approach JALLICA--Notice to
SUPHIANA--A halt for refreshment and ablutions--Ali-Ninpha's
early home here--A great man in SOOLIMANA--Sound of the
war-drum at a distance--Our welcome--Entrance to the town--My
party, with the Fullah, is barred out--We are rescued--Grand
ceremonial procession and reception, lasting two hours--I am,
at last, presented to Suphiana--My entertainment in Jallica--A
concert--Musical instruments--MADOO, the _ayah_--I reward her
dancing and singing 162

CHAP. XXIII.--Our caravan proceeds towards Timbo--Met
and welcomed in advance, on a lofty table land, by
Ahmah-de-Bellah--Psalm of joy song by the Fullahs for our
safety--We reach TIMBO before day--A house has been specially
built and furnished for me--Minute care for my taste and
comforts--Ahmah-de-Bellah _a trump_--A fancy dressing-gown
and ruffled shirt--I bathe, dress, and am presented to
the ALI-MAMI--His inquisitive but cordial reception and
recommendation--Portrait of a Fullah king--A breakfast with
his wife--My formal reception by the Chiefs of Timbo and
SULIMANI-ALI--The ceremonial--Ahmah's speech as to my
purposes--Promise of hospitality--My gifts--I design purchasing
slaves--scrutiny of the presents--_Cantharides_--ABDULMOMEN-ALI,
a prince and book-man--His edifying discourse on Islamism--My
submission 167

CHAP. XXIV.--Site of Timbo and the surrounding country--A ride
with the princes--A modest custom of the Fullahs in passing
streams--Visit to villages--The inhabitants fly, fearing we are
on a slave scout--Appearance of the cultivated lands, gardens,
near Findo and Furo--Every body shuns me--A walk through Timbo--A
secret expedition--I watch the girls and matrons as they go to
the stream to draw water--Their figures, limbs, dress--A splendid
headdress--The people of Timbo, their