grass a considerable way to the eastward of the hive, and, the wind
driving the fire furiously along, the party pushed through the smoke
and recovered the bundles. They likewise brought with them poor
Nealee, whom they found lying by the rivulet. She was very much
exhausted, and had crept to the stream in hopes to defend herself
from the bees by throwing water over her body; but this proved
ineffectual, for she was stung in the most dreadful manner.

When the slatees had picked out the stings as far as they could, she
was washed with water and then rubbed with bruised leaves; but the
wretched woman obstinately refused to proceed any farther, declaring
that she would rather die than walk another step. As entreaties and
threats were used in vain, the whip was at length applied; and after
bearing patiently a few strokes she started up and walked with
tolerable expedition for four or five hours longer, when she made an
attempt to run away from the coffle, but was so very weak that she
fell down in the grass. Though she was unable to rise, the whip was
a second time applied, but without effect; upon which Karfa desired
two of the slatees to place her upon the ass which carried our dry
provisions; but she could not sit erect, and the ass being very
refractory it was found impossible to carry her forward in that
manner. The slatees, however, were unwilling to abandon her, the
day's journey being nearly ended; they therefore made a sort of
litter of bamboo-canes, upon which she was placed, and tied on it
with slips of bark. This litter was carried upon the heads of two
slaves, one walking before the other, and they were followed by two
others, who relieved them occasionally. In this manner the woman
was carried forward until it was dark, when we reached a stream of
water at the foot of a high hill called Gankaran-Kooro, and here we
stopped for the night, and set about preparing our supper. As we