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ACROSS AFRICA. 



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The village of Kwarumba, a sub-chief of the great King of 

 TJrua, which had been named as one of our stations, was very 

 near here, so, had I taken Mona Kasanga's advice resj)ecting 

 the route, I should certainly have been misled. 



That intelligent being, not satisiied with liaving given trou- 

 ble on the road, now commenced to assume airs of authority, 

 and declined to march the following day, on account of himself 

 and wife being fatigued and requiring rest. I objected to this, 

 upon which he asserted that, being the son of a chief, he was 

 accustomed to act as he pleased, and that, when traveling with 

 Arabs, they always halted if he wished it. Being mainly de- 

 pendent upon him for connnunication with the natives, I was 

 obliged to submit to his demands ; and when the next day came 

 I was not soi-ry to be quiet, as I had a touch of fever. 



AFRIOAN ADJUTANTS AT KASENGB. 



On the 27th of September we again moved, and, crossing the 

 Lukazi l)y another fishing-weir bridge, made a long march to a 

 large and po})ulous village. 



The people had never before seen a white man, and gathered 

 round me in crowds, staring and indulging freely in remarks 

 on my appearance, manner of eating, etc. While I was having 

 my evening meal there must have been upward of live hundred 

 standing round in a dense ring ; and some of their observations 

 were no doubt the reverse of complimentary ; but being unable 

 to understand them, I was not embarrassed by this free criticism. 



