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flour, and receiving beads and bracelets in return. The people 

 were like those of Obbo in language and appearance, exceedingly 

 mild in their manner, and anxious to be on good terms. The 

 cultivation in this country was superior to anything they had seen, 

 and the people appeared to be in a very prosperous condition. 



THE POLITE FATIKOANS. 



REMAINING in Shooa five days, to recruit and perfect their 

 plans for the future, they proceeded on their way, and after a 

 march of eight miles came to the village of Fatiko. In a short 

 time the natives assembled around them ; they were wonderfully 

 friendly, and insisted upon a personal introduction to both Baker 

 and his wife, as they were the first white people the natives had 

 ever seen. They were thus compelled to hold a levee ; not the 

 passive and cold ceremony of the whites, but a most active under- 

 taking, as each native that was introduced performed the salaam 

 of his country, by seizing both of his visitor's hands and raising 

 the arms three times to their full stretch above the head. After 

 about one hundred natives had been thus gratified, Baker gave 

 the order to saddle the oxen immediately, and. they escaped a 

 further proof of Fatiko affection that was already preparing, aa 

 masses of natives were streaming down the rocks hurrying to be 

 introduced. Notwithstanding the fatigue of the ceremony, thej 

 took a great fancy to these poor people ; they had prepared a 

 quantity of merissa and a sheep for their lunch, which they begged 

 their guests to remain and enjoy before they started ; but the 

 pumping action of half a village was too much ; and mounting 

 their oxen, with aching shoulders, they bade adieu to Fatiko. 



ARRIVAL IN KAMRASl's COUNTRY. 



AFTER several days' marching through a most lovely country, 

 they approached the Karuma Falls, close to the village of Atada. 

 The heights were crowded with natives, and a canoe was sent 

 across to within parleying distance. Bacheeta, the black woman 

 who acted as interpreter, now explained that " Speke's brother* 

 had arrived from his country to pay Kamrasi a visit, and had 

 brought him valuable presents." " Why has he brought so many 



