THREE LIONS AND NO RIFLE! 



along the courses of the Aruwimi and Welle-Mubangi, 

 passing from the head waters of these rivers to the Lendu 

 country, where Emin Pasha's Sudanese were settled. It 

 infected their Lendu slaves and followers, and thus was 

 transported in the subsequent movements of the troops 

 to Busoga and Uganda." 



I have seen cattle in the Congo affected by a fly which, 

 judging by the descriptions of the people, is presumably 

 a species of the tsetse ; they were thin and miserable- 

 looking objects, with running noses and swollen testicles. 

 They dragged themselves along, but showed no lack of 

 appetite, in spite of their gaunt appearance. 



I experienced considerable delay — three days to be 

 exact — at Wadelai, waiting to cross the Nile. On the 

 day of my arrival the natives on the western or Congo 

 shore shouted across that there was too much wind, and 

 they would not venture to bring their frail craft over to 

 us. The Nile being about four hundred yards across 

 here, I fully understood that it would be a risky under- 

 taking, and whether they came over or not I should have 

 hesitated before risking my loads in their frail craft 

 during so heavy a wind. Next morning the sun was about 

 two hours high before my boys could attract the atten- 

 tion of the people on the other side. This time the}' 

 haggled over what they were to receive, and refused to 

 come over for what I offered. In addition to this, they 

 danced about in a state of great excitement, yelling and 

 sending howls of derision at us. By midday another 

 strong gale was blowing, and it was useless to think of 

 crossing that day. About four p.m. a sailing-boat, 

 coming down from Nimule, hove in sight around the 

 bend a mile north of us. Through the glasses I could 

 make out a European sitting astern under the awning. 

 The stream was running against them, and the native 

 crew had great difficulty in battling against the heavy 

 head wind. It was fully an hour later that, in response 



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