Full text: Through the dark continent or the sources of the Nile, around the great lakes of Equatorial Africa and down the Livingston River to the Atlantic Ocean

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CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER XV. 
Life and manners in Uganda—The Peasant—The Chief—The 
Emperor—The 
PAQI 
Land 
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CHAPTER XVI. * 
TO MUTA NZIGÉ ASD BACK TO UGANDA. 
The ladies of Mtesa’s family—Sambuzi ordered to take me to Muta Nzigé —My 
last evening with Mtesa—JFn route for Muta Nzigé—Sambuzi suffers from 
the “big head”—We come to an understanding—The white people of 
Gambaragara War music—Through a deserted country—Sinister auguries 
—A cowards council of war—Panic in the cam|)—>amiiuzi announces his 
intention of deserting me—The flight when none pursued—The “Spoiler” 
eaten up Mtesa tries to persuade me to return—At Kafurro 206 
CHAPTER XVII. 
Kafurro and its magnates—Lake Windermere—Rumanika, the gentle king of 
Karagwé—His country—The Ingezi—Among the mosquitoes—Ihema Island 
—The triple cones of Ufumbiro—Double-horned rhinoceros—The hot springs 
of Mtagata—The Geographical Society of Karagwé—The philosophy of noses 
—Rumanika’s thesauron—Some new facts about the rhinoceros and elephant 
—Uhimba—Paganus, var. esuriens—Retrospect 288 
CHAPTER XVIII. 
The twin rivers—Mankorongo baulked of his loot—Poor Pull ! True to the death 
—Msenna breaks out again—The Terror of Africa appears on the scene—Mart 
at peace—“Dig potatoes, potatoes, potatoes ”—Miramho. the bandit chief, 
and I make blood-brotherhood—Little «kings with “big heads”—Practical 
conversion of the chief of übagwé—The Watuta, the Ishmaelites of Africa— 
Their history African nomenclature—From Mseuc across the Malagarazi to 
Ujiji—Sad memories 
CHAPTER XIX. 
Ujiji, its scenery, residents, market, and vicinity—Arab rivals—The circum 
navigation of the Tanganika—Commander Caiiu run and the outflowing 
Lukuga—The encroaching waters—The legend of the Lake—Evening .. .. 32G 
CHAPTER XX. 
The Lady Alice afloat again—Her mate and crew—Anriety on her behalf—On 
hallowed ground—Unwelcome visitors: in the haunts of the Ruga-Ruga— 
The aborigines’ last retreat—A scene of blood—The robbei-s of the Lake, and 
their tutelary spirits—A geological problem : were there once two lakes?— 
Rising waters—The abode of the genii—A storm—Furent fires—At the month 
of Cameron’s “ outlet ”—The Lukuga creek
	        
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