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near here, and no rain fell for two years afterward. This cir- 

 cumstance was attributed by the superstitious Wagogo to a 

 curse ; and numbers of the inhabitants therefore emigrated, and 

 those who remained were forced to kill the greater part of their 

 cattle, in consequence of the failure of their crops. The wave 

 of population is now returning, and they are fairly j^rosperous ; 

 but their flocks and herds have not increased to their former 

 proportions. 



During my rambles about here, I again chafed my unlucky 

 foot, and had to give up walking for a few days ; and Murphy 

 complained of a slight attack of fever. Dillon said, however, 

 that he had never felt better, and that he could go on with a 

 wild life for an unlimited number of years. 



July, 

 1873. 



KOOKS, rSEKUE. 



Mhongo being settled, we moved again, passing through a 

 strip of jungle to the large settlement of Khoko, ruled over by 

 Miguu Mifupi (or short shanks), who bears the worst reputation 

 of all the potentates of Ugogo. But he is growing old, and un- 

 able to personally enforce his demands, and mhongo was easily 

 arranged. 



Khoko was the most populous place we had yet seen, and 

 was principally formed of an aggregation of tembes, with pas- 

 But at one end there were many houses 

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