CONTENTS. XXI 



CHAPTEK XIII. 



THE MABOH THROUGH APONO-LAND. 



Mokaba — Curiosity of the PcoidIg — Renewed illness of Mayolo — His return 

 to Otando — Nchiengain's Speech — The Apono agree to take me to the 

 Ishogo country — Description of the Apono Tribe — Their sprightly 

 character — Arts — Weapons — Population — Description of Mokaba — 

 Palm wine — Drunkenness — Ocuj'^a Performances — Leave Mokaba — 

 River Dougoundo — Arrival at Igoumbie — Invitation from the elders 

 of the village to remain there — Manners of the Ishogos — Description of 

 Igoumbi* — The Ishogo huts — Arrival at Yeugu^ in Ishogo-land 



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CHAPTEK XIV. 



JOURNEY THROUGH ISHOGO-LAND. 



Village of the Obongos or Dwarf Negroes — Their Dwellings — Absence of 

 the Inhabitants — The Elders and People of Yengue — Arrival of the 

 Chief of Yengue — "War Dance of the Aponos — Ceremony of the Mpaza 

 — An uproarious Night — Good conduct of the Apono Porters — The 

 River Ogoulou — Geographical Position and Altitude of Yengu^ — Pass- 

 age of the Ogoulou — March to the Plateau of Mokenga — Eastern Limits 

 of Ishogo-land — Quembila, King of Mokenga — Palavers — Contention 

 between Chiefs for the possession of the " Ibamba " — Panic in Mokenga 

 — Re-adjustment of Baggage — Ishogo Porters 269 



CHAPTEE XV. 



PROM ISHOGO TO ASHANGO-LAND. 



The Ishogos — Their Modes of dressing the Hair — Ishogo Villages — 

 Picturesque Scenery — Granitic Boulders — Grooved Rocks — Leave 

 Mokenga — Cross the Dongon — Continued Ascent — Mount Migoma 

 — The River Odiganga — Boundaries of Ishogo and Ashango-lands — 

 Arrival at Magonga — Plateau of Madombo — Mutiny of Ishogo Porters 

 — An unfriendly Village — Elevated Country — Arrival and friendly 

 Reception at Niembouai — The King's Wives — Prejudices of the Commi 

 Men — Hear of a large River towards the East — The Ashangui Tribe — 

 The Obongos 285 



