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AN UNPLEASANT FRACAS. 



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work, and my feet were so blistered that I was obliged to slit 

 open my boots, 



Russuna's was reached on the 29th of August, the country 

 passed through being very fertile, with many fine trees, mpafu, 

 gum-copal, African oak, teak, and others. In one place there 

 was a large grove of nutmeg-trees, and for forty or fifty yards 

 the ground was literally covered with nutmegs. 



During this march a very unpleasant fracas occurred, owing 

 to some ^yangwe people, who were accompanying us to Tipo- 

 tipo's to buy copper, being recognized as old enemies by the 

 natives, who let fly a volley of arrows in the midst of them. 



August, 

 1874. 



bussOna's suield and dbum. 



In an instant all was confusion, and two or three natives were 

 shot down before a parley could be begun ; but Tipo-tipo ap- 

 pearing on the spot, they recognized him, and were re-assured. 

 Some, however, did not recover from their fright until I had 

 induced them to sit round me, and guaranteed their safety 

 until matters were settled. 



Tipo-tipo compelled the ISTyangwe people to pay blood-money 

 for those natives who had been killed, as he argued that it 

 was owing to their folly in going in front of his men — who 

 were well known to the natives as friends — that the trouble 

 had arisen. I was delighted to see his leading men serve out 



