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The circumstances of Masud's murder were truly African. The slave caravans from Abyssinia to Tajurrah were usually escorted by the Rer Guleni, a clan of the great Eesa tribe, and they monopolised the profits of the road. Summoned to share their gains with their kinsmen generally, they refused upon which the other clans rose about August, 1854, and cut off the road.
I will now attempt a description of a village in Eastern Africa. The Rer or Kraal is a line of scattered huts on plains where thorns are rare, beast of prey scarce, and raids not expected. In the hills it is surrounded by a strong fence to prevent cattle straying: this, where danger induces caution, is doubled and trebled.
"Gob," is synonymous with the Arabic Kabail, "men of family," opposed to "Gum," the caste-less. In the following pages I shall speak of the Somali nation, the Eesa tribe, the Rer Musa clan, and the Rer Galan sept, though by no means sure that such verbal gradation is generally recognised. The Eesa, for instance, are divided into Rer Hurroni. 2. Rer Abdullah. 7. Rer Urwena. 3. Rer Musa. 8.
Raghe was urgent for an advance, declaring that already he could sight the watchfires of his Rer or tribe ; but the animals carried the point against him. They were presently unloaded and turned out to graze, and the lariats of the mules, who are addicted to running away, were fastened to stones for want of pegs . Then, lighting a fire, we sat down to a homely supper of dates.
Three clans of this tribe inhabit this part of the Somali country, viz., Bah Gummaron, Rer Hamturwa, and Urus Sugay. I venture to submit a few remarks upon the subject of the preceding diary.
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