IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE 



" I will not tell you now," he replied, " but you 

 will know when they are before you." 



Then we separated, I wondering what were to be 

 the three gifts Rotembo was to give me. 



Four days passed by, and on the fifth, while I was 

 seated by the side of Rotembo, a strange-looking man 

 came before him, and bending very low took hold of 

 his foot and said : " To do your bidding your faithful 

 slave has come." 



I looked at the man with great curiosity, and learned 

 that his name was Rogala and that he was one of the 

 most famous hunters in the country. 



Rogala was of medium height and exceedingly well 

 proportioned. His legs and arms were very muscular 

 and as hard as wood. His chest was broad, and his 

 hands and feet were small, — a very common occurrence 

 among the people of the forest. His eyes were full 

 of fire and daring. He had a fighting chin, and he 

 appeared to be about forty years old. Scars upon one 

 of his legs told where a leopard had once wounded 

 him. He wore a huge head-dress of eagle's feathers. 

 His eyelids were painted red, and a red stripe from 

 the nose upward divided his forehead in two parts. 

 The face was painted white, and on each side of the 

 mouth were two round red spots. He was covered 

 with mondahs, or charms. One of these protected 



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