From Entebbe to Fort Portal. 



Groups of native converts, strangely contrasting with their 

 heathen surroundings, would pray in a loud voice, or recite the 

 rosary. In addition to the rosary, they were often adorned with 



BETWEEN ENTEBBE AND FORT PORTAL. 



crosses, medals and reliquaries hanging around their necks. 

 Here a Mohammedan would be worshipping on his bit of 

 carpet at sunset, while yonder the native escort would be 

 going through their daily drill. 



As evening closes in, the camp is lit up by liundreds of 

 fires, around which the porters sit until far on in the night, 

 roasting the sweet potatoes, or boiling the plantains which, 

 with the addition occasionally of a little dried iisli, form their 

 sole diet. 



After a march of five or six hours over hea\y ground, 

 carrying fairly substantial loads on their heads, this frugal 

 single meal was amply sufficient to their simple needs. Banana 

 wine is a rare luxury, while water is scarce and filthy, with a 

 disgusting smell and taste even when boiled. 



