The Tour of Africa Containing a Concise Account of All the Countries in the Qua
The Tour of Africa Containing a Concise Account of All the Countries in the Qua
Catherine Hutton
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The rainy season commonly puts an end to the active part of war. The soldier, the husbandman. oOi) AHVS. SIMA. ' and, above al), the women, dedicate this season to festivity and riot. The villages and towns are placed upon the mountains ; the vallies that intervene are soon divided by large and rapid torrents ; every hol- low foot-path becomes a stream ; the gullies be- tween the hills become so miry as not to bear a horse ; and the waters, deep and violent, are so apt to change their direction... as not to suffer any one on foot to pass with safety. At this season, and this alone, people sleep in their houses in security. Their lances and shields are hung upon the sides of their halls, and their saddles and bridles are taken off their horses ; for, at other times, the horses have always a small bit in their mouths, and are accus- tomed to eat and drink with this incumbrance. At this season the court, and the principal officers of the government, retire to the capital, and administer justice, make alliances, and prepare such funds and armaments as the exigencies of the statue may re- quire on the return of fair weather.
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