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of the Ishogos was aroused ; they seized the men who 

 had brought the goats, and said : " Do you think we 

 have no goats to give the Ibamba and no men to take 

 him to the Ashango country ? Take back your goats ; 

 he will not go with you ; we will ask him his mouth 

 (intention)." Of course my answer was that I should 

 go forward with the Ishogos, for a march by way of 

 the Apono village would take me out of my direct 

 easterly course. The word "ibamba," which was 

 now commonly applied to me, is the Ishogo equi- 

 valent of the Commi term " ntangani " or white man. 



I had thoroughly secured tlie friendship of these 

 Mokenga villagers. It is wonderful how the distri- 

 bution of a few red caps and beads softens the heart 

 of the primitive African. They were determined to 

 stick to me, and Kombila's brother was discomfited. 

 More speeches followed from the elders of Mokenga, 

 the kendo of King Quembila was beaten, the presents 

 were brought out, and the king, with one of my red 

 caps stuck on his head, accepted my proffered hand, 

 and all things were pleasant. 



The sky has been cloudy all day, the sun shining- 

 only for half an hour towards eleven a.m. A similar 

 state of the atmosphere has existed for several days 

 past, the clouds generally clearing away about seven 

 in the evening, but the sky remaining filled with haze, 

 and at the rising of the moon becoming cloudy again. 

 I have not been able to see the moon at all in the 

 morning, and have been unable to take a lunar dis- 

 tance. 



Jmie VMIi. A panic seized the Ishogos at night. 

 The news somehow spread through the village (no 



