ARRIVAL AT FABO. 105 the banks of which are bestrewn with numbers of granite blocks, we arrived at the village Fadmo, which had been completely destroyed by fire a few hours before, but was already in course of rebuilding. We saw from the ruins that the houses are divided by a high clay wall into two rooms with a door between them.

At this point we came upon a sea of rustling grass, broken occasionally by small woods ; and at last, after a short but very monotonous march, we arrived about noon at Fabo, another important village, where we were to stay for the night and change our porters. This Madi village is not identical with the Danagla station of the same name visited by Linant, but is situated on the other side of the Khor Asi, which winds. round it, and after joining the Khor Hyupi, a little below the zertba, flows into the Khor Unyama.* LHyupi is the larger of the two. The old settlement lay about half an hour’s journey farther to the south-west, according to the statement of the natives. Here too we were very kindly received, but I was somewhat surprised that at this place and at Faloro I was asked to request the Government to send Danaglas here again.

The zeriba is similar to that of Faloro, but is less densely inhabited, because most of the people live in two adjacent villages. _ My descriptions of the architecture, customs, and cultivation of Faloro are applicable here. About five minutes’ walk to the south-west of the zeréba, the Khor Asi flows over rocks from north-west to south-east. Its banks are edged with luxuriant vegetation, and fine bananas are mingled with the other trees, from which are suspended numbers of long straw cylinders that serve as beehives; the honey is yellow and very sweet. Made wiser by the experience of the night before, we encamped under a tall sycamore; but soon the threatening storm-clouds indicated a rainy night, so we sought shelter under the roofs of some empty granaries. This protection, however, unfortunately proved insufficient when the rain rattled down: ‘The very uncomfortable night was in some measure enlivened by a visit from a hyzena.

* For the actual course of these rivers see the accompanying map, from which it will be seen that the Eytipi and Unydma are distinct rivers.—H. G. R.