Travels in southern Abyssinia, Volume 2 (of 2) : $b through the country of Adal to the kingdom of ShoaJohnston, Charles
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Travels in southern Abyssinia, Volume 2 (of 2) : $b through the country of Adal to the kingdom of Shoa
Johnston, Charles
Ethiopia -- Description and travel; Shewa Kifle Hager (Ethiopia) -- Description and travel
The same dispersing operation of opinion, but more advanced, is to be
observed in the separation, at the present day, of the Dankalli and
Soumaulee tribes, and to any zealous student of the science of all
sciences, humanity, or the natural history of man, it is indispensably
necessary that he should visit the countries of Abyssinia, of Sennaar,
and Adal, where he will find collected, as at a centre, the originals
of all the different varieties into which physiologists have divided
the human race; and where, at this moment, the principal causes of
the great moral change in the condition of man, consequent upon the
flood, may be observed in full operation, and producing the same
effects of dispersion. Christian civilization, which points to a future
union, is the antagonizing principle to the opinion disturbing one,
which, I believe, alone separates and divides mankind; and I could
wish to see, here, in intertropical Africa, a Mission of enlightened
ministers of the Gospel, whose object should be simply to spread the
easily understood doctrine of one God, and that love and truth are the
redeeming principles in the character of man, to restore him to that
state of excellence from which he has fallen.
It being arranged I should stay at Garcia Mulloo, a supply of bread and
beer was ordered by the misselanee, who had been sent for to see after
this duty; the same officer of the town of Farree, returning there
with his party, taking my mule along with them, and leaving Brekka and
another man to keep me company, as was said, but in fact, to keep guard
over me. A disjointed conversation with the former served to amuse me
during the rest of the day. He gave me some information respecting
the Embassy, and of the dislike entertained by Sahale Selassee to the
English; which surprised me considerably, nor would I at first believe
it, but ascribed the statement to the ill feeling and jealousy with
which the visit of our Political Mission to the Court of Shoa, was
viewed by the Mahomedans of Efat.
In the afternoon, Brekka walked down to Farree, and when he returned,
told me he had seen a letter for me, and a messenger from Ankobar, and
that if I wished to see them I must go to that town. I did not hesitate
a moment, but was now as anxious to be off, as I was before obstinately
bent upon remaining. The news of Brekka being confirmed by the arrival
of a messenger from the Wallasmah, with the same information, I started
immediately. I conceived that the not sending the letter to Garcia
Mulloo, was perhaps intended as a kind of punishment for my breaking
prison in the morning.
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