The first thing worthy of notice which I remember was, a contention
between my father and mother, on account of my father's marrying his
third wife without the consent of his first and eldest, which was
contrary to the custom generally observed among my countrymen. In
consequence of this rupture, my mother left her husband and country,
and travelled away with her three children to the eastward. I was
then five years old. She took not the least sustenance along with
her, to support either herself or children. I was able to travel
along by her side; the other two of her offspring she carried one on
her back, and the other being a sucking child, in her arms. When we
became hungry, my mother used to set us down on the ground, and gather
some of the fruits which grew spontaneously in that climate. These
served us for food on the way. At night we all lay down together in
the most secure place we could find, and reposed ourselves until
morning. Though there were many noxious animals there; yet so kind
was our Almighty protector, that none of them were ever permitted to
hurt or molest us. Thus we went on our journey until the second day
after our departure from Dukandarra, when we came to the entrance of a
great desert. During our travel in that we were often affrighted with
the doleful howlings and yellings of wolves, lions, and other animals.
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