CONTENTS. xiii 



Bridges. — Russuna. — A Brush with the Natives. — Blood-money. — A Check upon 1874, 1875. 



Looting. — Russuna's Wives. — Not Bashful, but Inquisitive. — A State Visit. — Rus- 



suna's Private Village. — The Cares of a Mother-in-law Page 263 



CHAPTER XXI. 



Tipo-tipo's Camp. — Kasongo Visits us in State. — The Ceremony. — Kasongo's Ready 

 Assistance. — I become a Gun-smith, Bone-setter, and Soap-boiler. — Kasongo at 

 Home. — Sankorra Traders. — Am forbidden to proceed. — Reasons for not using 

 Force. — I take Another Route. — Warua Guides. — Export of Slaves from Man- 

 yuema. — Their Disposal. — Cause of Increase of Slave-holding. — Ants as a Deli- 

 cacy. — Mode of trapping Them. — A Lazy Leader. — Kifuma HospitaUty. — A De- 

 sirable Residence. — Carved Door-posts. — A Rifle is stolen. — Fear of Conse- 

 quences. — Thankfulness and Gratitude. — Leaving my " Guide " to his own De- 

 vices. — Attack on the Caravan. — Fists versus Archery. — Peace 276 



CHAPTER XXIL 



My Goat is stolen. — The Natives become Hostile. — We are fired upon. — Preparing 

 for the Worst. — An Exchange of Shots. — Wounding an Important Personage. — A 

 Parley. — Negotiations broken oif. — Renewal of the Fighting. — Allowed to depart 

 in Peace. — More Treachery. — At it again. — Storming a Village. — The Inhabitants 

 bolt. — My Brave Army. — Fort Dinah. — Barricades. — Prisoners of War. — We capt- 

 ure an Angel of Peace. — She makes it. — Leaving Fort Dinah. — An Explanation of 

 my Intentions. — The Cause of the Attack. — Convivial Mourning. — Green Water as 

 Refreshment. — My Guide meets his Mother, and forsakes Me. — Another Queer 

 Guide 288 



CHAPTER XXin. 



Jumah Merikani. — Coal. — A Portuguese Trader. — His Followers. — Kasongo's Chief 

 Wife. — Jose Antonio Alvez. — His History. — Warned against Muta Yafa. — Lake 

 Mohrya. — An Inquisitive Lady. — Peculiarity respecting Names. — Alvez's Habita- 

 tion. — Consuming your own "Smoke. — Taking Bilal down a Peg. — Well-fortified 

 Villages. — View of Lake Mohrya. — Huts on Piles. — An Amphibious Race. — No 

 Visitors allowed. — A Spiritualistic Medium. — Skulls of Old Enemies. — Urua. — 

 Kasongo's Dominion. — Its Government. — The Social Scale among Warua. — Muti- 

 lation for Small Offenses. — Kasongo professes to be a God. — His Morals. — His 

 Family Harem. — Unfaithful Wives. — Kasongo's Bedroom Furniture. — Rule as to 

 Fires and Cooking. — Devil-huts and Idols . . . -."t 298 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



A Fair Deceiver. — Marriage Ceremony. — The Youthful but Unblushing Bride. — A 

 Mountain Gap. — Grand Thunder-storm. — Lake Kassali. — Not allowed to visit It. — 

 Return of a Chief. — Medicine-men. — Their Dress. — Ventriloquism. — They impose 

 upon the Public. — Am Suspected of possessing Power to dry up the Lake. — Nar- 

 row Escape of my Messengers. — Manufacture of Floating Islands. — Jumah Meri- 

 kani's Kindness. — Strange Tales. — Lion -tamers. — Deadly Shade. — Sculpture. — 

 Cave-dwellings. — Poisonous Water. — A Tribe of Lepers. — My Occupations. — Ka-. 

 songo's Wives. — Their Shocking Behavior. — A Performer of Tricks. — Kasongo 

 returns. — His Band play me Home. — Their Excruciating Performance 31 



