72 THE WORLD'S WONDERS. 



Before leaving the Karague country, Capt. Speke sent the 

 king's brother a blanket and seventy-five blue egg beads as a 

 present, which were received with many signs of pleasure. The 

 king then, ever attentive to his guests, sent his royal musicians 

 to play for Speke and Grant. The men composing the band 

 were a mixture of Waganda and Wanyambo, who played on reed 



THE ROYAL MUSICIANS. 



instruments made telescope fashion, marking time by hand- 

 drums. At first they marched up and down, playing tunes 

 exactly like the regimental bands of the Turks, and then com- 

 menced dancing a species of " hornpipe," blowing furiously all 

 the while. 



DECIDING THE RIGHT TO RULE BY MAGIC. 



SPEKE gave the king a rifle, together with some ammunition, 

 whereat the royal savage was so intensely delighted that he 

 insisted upon explaining how he was the rightful successor to the 

 throne, being moved thereto by the fact that his brother, Rogero, 

 was contesting the succession by war then. Rumanika, the king, 

 thus explained : When Dogara, my father, died, and myself, 

 Nnanaji and Rogero were the only three sons left in line of suc- 

 cession to the crown, a small mystic drum of diminutive size was 

 placed before them by the officers of state. It was only a 

 feather's weight in reality, but, being loaded with charms, 

 became so heavy to those who were not entitled to the crown, 



