travelled some little way, a consultation was held whether we should
continue our route through the wilderness, or save one day's
provisions by going to Kinytakooro, a town in Jallonkadoo. After
debating the matter for some time, it was agreed that we should take
the road for Kinytakooro; but as that town was a long day's journey
distant, it was necessary to take some refreshment. Accordingly
every person opened his provision-bag and brought a handful or two
of meal to the place where Karfa and the slatees were sitting. When
every one had brought his quota, and the whole was properly arranged
in small gourd-shells, the schoolmaster offered up a short prayer,
the substance of which was that God and the holy Prophet might
preserve us from robbers and all bad people, that our provisions
might never fail us, nor our limbs become fatigued. This ceremony
being ended, every one partook of the meal and drank a little water,
after which we set forward (rather running than walking) until we
came to the river Kokoro, a branch of the Senegal, where we halted
about ten minutes. The banks of this river are very high, and from
the grass and brushwood which had been left by the stream it was
evident that at this place the water had risen more than twenty feet
perpendicular during the rainy season. At this time it was only a
small stream, such as would turn a mill, swarming with fish; and on
account of the number of crocodiles, and the danger of being carried
past the ford by the force of the stream in the rainy season, it is
called Kokoro (dangerous). From this place we continued to travel
with the greatest expedition, and in the afternoon crossed two small
branches of the Kokoro. About sunset we came in sight of
Kinytakooro, a considerable town, nearly square, situated in the
middle of a large and well-cultivated plain: before we entered the
town, we halted until the people who had fallen behind came up.
During this day's travel two slaves, a woman and a girl, belonging