Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, volume 1
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The wind is nearly always south-east. The nights are resplendent. Jupiter and Venus are seen close together inbeautiful conjunction. The constellation of the Scorpion rises higher inthe south, whilst the Pole-star apparently falls. I read nothing nowadays but a few verses of the Greek Testament, andwrite these miserable leaves of journal. I must save my strength. I amvery weak as it is. We have still got nearly forty days of actualtravelling to make before we enter Soudan, but we hope Providenc...e willallow us a little rest at Aheer. _10th. _--We moved on late this morning up Wady Aroukeen, one hour anda-half, to a place where we have better feeding for the camels; but itwas scarcely worth the trouble of loading and unloading, as the animalscould have been led up here to this portion of the wady. Wady Aroukeen is in every respect a desirable place for theresting-place of a caravan. It is full of trees and hasheesh, and linedwith lofty precipitous rocks, which afford shelter in winter and insummer, and, as say the Scriptures, give "the shadow of a great rock ina weary land.
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