to rest, but could not sleep. My mind, which had been hitherto remarkably strong, and supported me through all my trials, distresses and sufferings, and in a great measure had enabled me to encourage and keep up the spirits of my frequently despairing fellow-captives, could hardly sustain me: My sudden change of situation seemed to have relaxed the very springs of my soul, and all my faculties fell into the wildest confusion.

Soon after the departure of the other captives, I was again visited by a motley group of the natives, who came merely to satisfy their curiosity, when the children were again encouraged by their parents to insult me, by spitting and throwing sand in my face; this was more than I could bear; tears of anguish, which I had not the power to controul, now gushed from my eyes; and my almost bursting heart vented itself in bitter groans of despair! It soon appeared however, that the abuse offered me by these unfeeling wretches, was not countenanced by my master; for on his arrival, viewing the sad condition that I was in, with my eyes and mouth filled with sand, he became greatly enraged and beat the vile authors of it unmercifully — and, indeed, the severe chastisement which they then received had a lasting and very happy effect; for from this time, until the period of my redemption, I was not once again insulted in this way.

My master having retired, soon returned with a bowl of camel’s milk, and another of the flour simi-