It was in the afternoon of the fifth day, after leaving Garazha, that
our road lay up the steep sides of a range of hills, which for a long time
had been seen bounding our horizon to the south. We were within a few
rods of the crest of the hill. " Prepare yourselves," said Enphadde, " for
a fine view. In a moment more you will see Kiloam. We are on the
very brink of the great valley of the Wollosab ! "

At this instant our vanguard raised a great shout and flourished their
spears over their heads. All stopped where the road made a sharp turn,
and eagerly looked down at something on their left. Hugh stretched
himself up in his stirrups, and gazed fixedly. Jack, finding the curtains
df his howdah impede his view, jumped nimbly from the back of his buf-
falo and ran out to the side of the road ; and Hassan, as was his custom
whenever any thing particularly pleased him, threw up the muzzle of his
musket and fired it in the air. The instant he had done so I could see
his eyes roll round towards me, as deprecating the anger that he knew he
had justly aroused. " You 've fired your last charge of powder, my good
fellow ! " said I, looking and speaking somewhat sternly to the frightened
culprit. But at this moment my attention was drawn to the princess, by
an exclamation from Enphadde. ,

Kaloolah was deadly pale. I thought she was about to faint, and
juniping from my horse, flew to her side and lifted her to the ground.
