THE WORLD S WONDERS. 6 



An Interesting Hunt; Rhinoceri, Buffaloes and Elands In close Quarters again 

 Joy of the Villagers over a Supper of Meat Journey to Gondokoro Meeting with 

 Sir Samuel Baker Splendid News Speke's Conclusions Only eighteen faithful out 

 of three hundred The Net Results of Speke's Expedition What may be said in favor 

 of Speke 111121 



EXPEDITION OF SIR SAMUEL BAKER. 



CHAPTER VII. Off for the Nile Mrs. Baker Accompanies her Husband " Whither 

 Thou goest I will go " Preparations for the Journey at Berber Difficulties A 

 Fight The first Death A Fatal Buffalo Hunt Meeting with a Strange People 

 Charcoal Smokers Novel Contest with a Hippopotamus Ludicrous Argument 

 among the Blacks Another strange Race of People Starving in the midst of plenty, 

 Living on Lizards and Snakes Harpooning fish A Kytch Chief and his pretty 

 Daughter Naked Savages Fighting Black Amazons The Aliab Tribe Descrip- 

 tion of their Homes and Manners of Life The Shir Tribe Quaint Costumes for 

 naked People The Women and Warriors 121 135 



CHAPTER VIII. Arrival at Gondokoro Characteristics of the Bari Tribe Their 

 dress and weapons Poisoned Arrows Terrible effects of an Arrow Wound Victims 

 for Crocodiles Fight between Baker and a Mutineer A Troublesome Bird Moham- 

 med's Treachery A Dreadful Plot Discovered A little Boy's Nerve and Faithful- 

 ness Cruel Treatment of two Slave Women An Apollo Chief Going to the Latooka 

 Country Opposed by Turkish Traders Curious Natives The Monkey and the 

 Negroes Legge, the Chief, and how he made himself "at home" Dead Men's 

 Bones Chief Moy and his pretty wife A Funeral Dance 136 147 



CHAPTER IX. On the March to Latooka Two Lucky Deserters A Disgusting 

 Repast Besieged by Curious Natives The Friendly Humpback Mrs. Baker is 

 declared to be a boy A Monkey and old Ibrahim Making terms with Ibrahim 

 The Bari People Through a Game Country Lions and Buffaloes Arrival at Latome 

 A big Turkish row A Terrible Prophesy Its Fulfillment Baker hailed as a Great 

 Magician A Plentiful crop of Dead Men's bones Threatened Attack An African 

 Prince's Argument on the Hereafter Elephant Hunting Three Narrow Escapes in 

 one day 147 169 



CHAPTER X. The Cannibals Power of a Royal Sorcerer A fine old Chief Poison 

 Yams Strange Customs Baboons and Giraffes A Monster Snake Killing a 

 Jumbo Elephant Wild Boars A visit of State Departure for Unyoro Reception 

 by King Kamrasi Sick and troubled The Royal Beggar 169 188 



CHAPTER XI. Departure for the Lake Kamrasi proposes an exchange of wives 

 A Satanic Guard An hour of Sorest Trial Life out of Death Discovery of Albert 

 Lake Salt Making in Africa A Sail on the Lake Ascending the Somerest River 

 Meeting with a Spurious King Kamrasi begs Baker to Fight his Battles A Great 

 Battle Kamrasi in a Cowardly Retreat 188 209 



CHAPTER XII. Adieu to Kamrasi Man's Inhumanity Cruelties of the Slave 

 Hunters Homeward March A Sad Scene Attacked by Bari Savages The Boats 

 are Gone The Plague In a Boat with Death Poor little Saat Arrival at Khar- 

 toum- Net Results of Baker's Expedition. ...... 210216 



