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tious as a spoiled child, he never seemed to know exactly what he 

 wanted, and would issue simultaneously the most contradictor}^ 

 orders, and then expect them to be obeyed. 



As for the men who held the honorable post of his guards, they 

 were treated something- worse than dogs— far worse, indeed, than 

 Mtesa treated his own dog. They might lodge themselves as they 

 could, and were simply fed by throwing great lumps of beef and 

 plantains among them. For this they scramble just like so many 



CHIEF WITH R^EMARKAELE 

 GOATEE. 



iiSi-'s 





WARRIOR WITH BATTLE-AXE. 



dogs, scratching and tearing the morsels from each other, and try- 

 ing to devour as much as possible within a given number of seconds. 

 The soldiers of Mtesa were much better off than his guards, 

 although their position was not so honorable. They are well dressed, 

 and their rank is distinguished by a sort of uniform, the oflkers of 

 royal birth wearing the leopard-skin tippet, while those of inferior 

 rank are distinguished by colored cloths, and skin cloaks made of 

 the hide of oxen or ap.telopes. 



