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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