. On horseback through Nigeria; or, Life and travel in the central Sudan . e threatens to brandhim as a stingy man, and to spread his reputationfar and wide as one who was so mean as to refusea small donation to one of Allahs chosen usually has the desired effect, for a reputationfor meanness is that which a petty trader most ofall desires to avoid. He hands over his turban orgown, or sword or ring, or whatever may demanded, with the best grace that he canmuster, while the artful beggar at once begins tocall down the blessings of Allah upon his head,and urges the bystande
. On horseback through Nigeria; or, Life and travel in the central Sudan . e threatens to brandhim as a stingy man, and to spread his reputationfar and wide as one who was so mean as to refusea small donation to one of Allahs chosen usually has the desired effect, for a reputationfor meanness is that which a petty trader most ofall desires to avoid. He hands over his turban orgown, or sword or ring, or whatever may demanded, with the best grace that he canmuster, while the artful beggar at once begins tocall down the blessings of Allah upon his head,and urges the bystanders to imitate his generosityand present him out of their abundance with asmuch as they can spare. We left Lamingo at dawn and travelled north-ward towards Keffi, through well-cleared andcultivated country, with occasional hamlets sur-rounded by patches of guinea-corn, millet, cassava,yams, tobacco, cotton, and indigo. We met manypeople coming from Keffi and many caravans ofpotash and tinstone bound for Loko from the string of ten blind folks—men, women, and 58. Lokoja to Keffi children, all well laden, passed us, trampingmerrily along the footpath. Many herds of cowswere grazing in the distance, and now and againwe passed droves of bullocks, sheep, and goats onthe way to the markets of Keffi. The city showedfirst as a strip of green on the horizon, with theResidency, a brick-built bungalow, on a low riseto the east. Its population, of a mixed Hausa,Fulani, and pagan stock, is somewhat greater thanthat of Nassarawa. Its market is large and im-portant, and its mosque is one of the finest in theProtectorate. Before the advent of the British,Keffi was noted principally for its slave-market,and after their coming it long remained a centreof disaffection towards British rule. It was herethat in the early y6ars Captain Maloney, the firstBritish Resident, was treacherously murdered bythe natives, and a monument to his memory standsopposite the mosque in the market-square. At
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