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citement would be produced by a rush of the "bonosoora" 

 among the crowd, whom they belabored and chased, generally 

 possessing themselves of the best garments of those who were 

 captured, with which they returned to their quarters as lawful 

 prizes. This daring system of thieving was regarded as great *un 



'by all .ihose members of the crowd who had escaped ; and the 

 unfortunates who had been reduced to nudity by the loss of their 

 garments were jeered and ridiculed by the mob with true Unyoro 

 want of charity. These bonosoora were an extraordinary collet 

 tioa of scoundrels. 



