IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUinGLE 



the elephants. " No," said I, " each of these elephants 

 has a little one to care for.'* 



Further on we saw in the distance, near the other bank 

 of the river, two canoes descending the stream. They 

 were full of men in war-paint and armed with spears 

 and war-axes. They were singing their war-songs and 

 beating their tomtoms fiercely. Rogala's face became 

 anxious. I asked who they were. 



" I do not know, Oguizi,'* he replied. 



Instantly we laid hands upon our guns ready to 

 fight, but when we were near enough to hear the 

 warriors' song of victory, Rogala recognized that 

 they belonged to the clan of Rotembo. But we were 

 paddling so near the banks of the river that they did 

 not see us. 



Towards evening Rogala, pointing to a spot near the 

 river, said : " Oguizi, this is a place where I camp for 

 the night when I am on the river. Close by is a 

 beautiful little spring of clear water coming out of the 

 earth, cool and delicious to drink. We never drink 

 the water from running rivers when we can help it." 



I answered : " All right, Rogala ; we will camp 

 where you say." 



Accordingly we made camp here and passed the 

 night. The following afternoon we entered a narrow 

 river and left the large Ogobai. We had not been two 



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