CONTENTS. XV 



glary. — Baffled. — The Thief's Comphiint. — Unparalleled Audacity. — Revengeful 1875. 



Threats. — Smelting-furnace. — High-flavored Provisions. — Sambo chaffs a Chief. — 



Forest. — A Well-dressed Caravan. — Wanted a Dairy-maid. — Friendliness of Mona 

 Peho. — A Well-ventilated Suit of Clothes. — " Sham Devils." — Blacksmiths. — Am 

 believed to be a Lunatic. — Alvez's Reputation among Traders. — I sell my Shirts 

 for Food. — A Village eaten up by a Serpent. — An Eclipse Page 375 



CHAPTER XXX. 



The Kwanza. — Its Navigation. — Neat Villages. — Convivial Gathering. — A Head of 

 Hair. — Cattle-plague. — The Kokema. — Filthy Villages. — A Lively Chase. — Recep- 

 tion of Alvez. — Payment of his Porters. — Soap and Onions. — My Ragged Crew. — 

 Alvez cheats Me at parting. — A Man in Tears. — An Archery-meeting. — A Torna- 

 do. — The Town of Kagnombe. — Its Size. — Kagnombe's Officials. — A Secretary un- 

 able to write. — Mshiri's Men. — Their Journeys from Coast to Coast. — Kagnombe's 

 Levee. — ^My Seat of Honor. — His Full Style and Title. — His Guards. — His Hat. — 

 Senhor Gon9alves. — The Influence of Men of his Type 389 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



Joao's Settlement. — His Official Position. — Openly trading in Slaves. — Bad Speci- 

 men of the White Man. — A Fetich-man. — Fortune-telling. — Charms. — Infallible 

 Cures. — Arms for Kasongo. — Probable Result. — Belmont. — Miserable Work. — 

 Buffalo Herd. — Opposition by Bihe People. — Civility of the Chiefs. — The Kutato. 

 — An Extraordinary River. — Dangerous Crossing. — Subterranean Streams. — Run- 

 gi. — Suspected of the Evil Eye. — A Fetich-man declares Me free. — Untrustworthy 

 Postmen. — Making and mending Clothes. — A Portuguese in Pawn. — A Festival. 

 — Drink and Debauchery. — A Superior Chief. — Rheumatism. — A Glimpse of Para- 

 dise. — Visit to King Kongo. — Housed and fed by the Prime Minister's Wife. — 

 The King's own Hut. — His Dress 402 



CHAPTER XXXII. 



My Dispirited Crew. — Native Bridges. — Bad Weather. — Secure Dwellings. — Break- 

 down of my Men. — A Man missing. — Fallen out by the Roadside. — A Fearful 

 Night. — Searching for the Straggler. — Delay Dangerous. — The Straggler arrives. — 

 Past Recovery. — His Death and Burial. — Locusts. — The Slave-trade on the Coast. 

 — Mode of Embarkation. — Failing Strength of my Carriers. — I throw away Tent, 

 Boat, Bed, etc. — A Rush for the Coast. — Our Highest Camp. — Gay Umljrellas. — 

 A Mulatto Settlement. — Cascades. — Numerous- L'p Caravans. — Their Trade. — No 

 Food left. — Search for a Camp. — Djad-beat. — A Tedious March. — Skeletons of 

 Slavers' Victims. — Starvation and Exhaustion. — The Sea. — Leaving the Worn-out 

 Men behind.— The Final Effort. — Scurvj' attacks Me.— Help 417 



CHAPTER XXXIII. 



Peace and Plenty. — Katorabela. — My Illness increases. — Carried to Benguela. — Med- 

 ical Advice and Good Nursing. — My Recovery. — Arrival of my Stragglers. — Death 

 of Another Man. — Bombay's Objectionable Behavior. — An Original Character. — 

 Benguela. — Its Tumble-down Fort. — Convict Soldiers. — Their Loyalty. — My Men 

 indulge too freely. — Arrival at Loanda. — Reception by the Consul. — Courtesy of 

 the Governor. — An Amusing Incident. — My Men object to their Quarters. — Prepar- 



