Such was Amady Fatouma's tale, that Isaaco had journeyed for nine
months to hear. And as he was a "good, honest, and upright man" and
had sworn truth upon the _Koran_, there was nothing to do but believe
and carry back the mournful tidings. To make "assurance double sure,"
Isaaco sent to Yaour a native who bribed a slave girl to steal the
sword belt from the king's charger. Then, passing homeward through
Sego, he told the news to Dacha, who was so furious that he despatched
his army to wipe the country of Haoussa off the face of the earth. But
Isaaco set his face for Senegal, to exchange his Arabic _Journal_ for
a thousand pounds.