FROM TOSAYE TO FAFA 191 flocks of sheep grazing on the grass and the succulent weeds.

The whole population followed us as before at Gao, shouting, but now the cries were friendly and pacific.

Every time we halted to distribute presents the enthusiasm increased, men, women, and children — the last-named merry little creatures, with wide-awake expressions — flung themselves into the water to fight for a ring or a bit of glass.

rmClCS AND HltKUjI AT ttUKK.

Every now and then an important chief would receive what we called a complete the object of desire of every Tuareg — that is to say, a piece of Guinea or blue cotton cloth nine yards long — five to make the bubu or mantle, and four for the breeches. There is no doubt that our visit will long be remembered, and I hope that the first traveller to succeed us may have as much cause to thank Abd El Kader, as I called myself, as I had to bless the name of Abdul Kerim.

The island of Burd does not belong to the Tuaregs.

Strange to say — for the fact is really unique on the Niger between Timbuktu and Sansan Hussa — a Songhay chief,