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Msoga is a weak character. Chief Yabiiswezi, whose pro- 

 vince adjoins Ajaka's, had told Msoga that he would have to die. 

 Terrified by this prediction, Msoga determined to spend what 

 was left of life in drink and debauchery. The acting officer in 

 command of Unyoro thereupon ordered him to Masindi, in 

 order to have him more under control. 



Kiza, on the other hand, is a shrewd old man. When the 

 Soudanese troubles in Unyoro led to Yabuswezi's kraal being 

 looted and burnt, Kiza managed to prevent any harm happening 

 to Ajaka's kraal. 



African mothers are often extremely indifferent about their 

 offspring. Ajaka's mother is such a one. She is a Lendu 

 woman, and since Amara's death she has neglected and deserted 

 her son. Major Thruston found her at Masindi and sent her 

 back to Hoima. She again deserted her child, and this time she 

 persuaded the woman who acted as Ajaka's nurse to accompany 

 her. Another woman made a request to leave her present 

 husband who, 

 though he had 

 bought her 

 originally as 

 a slave, had 

 af te rwards 

 married her. 

 She now 

 asked for 

 permission 

 to live with 

 another man 

 she had taken 

 a fancy to. 

 She brought 

 her child, a 

 nice little 

 girl between 

 three and four 



years old, and she declared with great indifference that her 

 husband might have it, as she did not want it. Some of these 

 women have less affection for their offspring than is found 

 among the lower animals. 



Wanyoro women wear a short petticoat of bark-cloth, but 



WANYORO WOMEN WITH NATIVE HOES. 



