Through unknown African countries; the first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Lamu . BORAN OLD KING COLE —AT ARGASSA. 211 the Aseba, Abal Gal Gallo by name, who visited me here,I never saw. A regular King Cole was he, fat and jolly,and continually cracking jokes. It took an extraordinarilystout donkey to carry him, while he was supported in hissaddle by a man on either side. Not content with hisfour hundred pounds of fat, he thought it necessary toweigh his body down with huge brass rings, — some of hisbracelets alone weighing a pound apiece. His son, ayouth of about sixteen, acc
Through unknown African countries; the first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Lamu . BORAN OLD KING COLE —AT ARGASSA. 211 the Aseba, Abal Gal Gallo by name, who visited me here,I never saw. A regular King Cole was he, fat and jolly,and continually cracking jokes. It took an extraordinarilystout donkey to carry him, while he was supported in hissaddle by a man on either side. Not content with hisfour hundred pounds of fat, he thought it necessary toweigh his body down with huge brass rings, — some of hisbracelets alone weighing a pound apiece. His son, ayouth of about sixteen, accompanied him, as well as sev-eral chiefs, bringing presents of milk and honey. Besidesthe ordinary cloak and short trousers, some of the Asebawore turbans, also made in Amara and Konso. Thesewere good specimens of native manufacture, made ofcotton, with a blue-and-black stripe woven across. Fouroxen had not yet been returned to us, so I decided to waitat Argassa a few days, as Abal Gal Gallo assured me thatAbofilato would not only return me an equivalent ofeverything that was lost, but would als
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