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leaden messengers of death into the crowd. They vanished as 

 quickly as they had come, leaving the burly Thersites, and two or 

 three irresolute fellows of his tribe, standing within pistol range. 

 Such a sudden dispersion of the mob which, but a moment before, 

 was overwhelming in numbers, caused Stanley to lower his rifle, 

 and to indulge in a hearty laugh at the disgraceful fliglit of the 

 men-destroyers. The Arabs, who were as much alarmed at their 

 boisterous obtrusiveness, now came up to patch a truce, in which 

 they succeeded to everybody's satisfaction. A few words of 

 explanation and the mob came back in greater numbers than 

 before ; and the savage who had been the cause of the momentary 

 disturbance, was obliged to retire abashed before the pressure of 

 public opinion. A chief now came up, whom Stanley afterward 

 learned was the second man to Svvaruru, the Sultan, and lectured 

 the people upon their treatment of the "White Stranger." 

 " Know ye not, Wagogo," shouted he, " that this Musungu is a 

 sultan (mtemi a most high title). He has not come to Ugogo 

 like the Wakonongo (Arabs), to trade in ivory, but to see us, 

 and give presents. Why do you molest him and his people? Let 

 them pass in peace. If you wish to see him, draw near, but do 

 noUmock him. The first of you who creates a disturbance, let 

 him beware ; our great mtemi shall know how you treat his 

 friends." He thereupon seized a long stick and laid about him 

 so vigorously that the crowd was driven into the huts and did not 

 offer any further annoyances. 



ARRIVAL AT UNYANYEMBE. 



THE march, after the foregoing incident, was uninterrupted, 

 until the caravan reached Unyanyembe, which is situated in an 

 undulating plain, surrounded by most picturesque scenery, and 

 lies nearly five hundred miles, by the route, or three hundred as 

 the crow flies, from Zanzibar. As will be remembered, the last 

 caravan left Bagamoyo March 21, 1871 ; they arrived in Unyan- 

 yembe on the 22d of June, having been three months on the 

 way. Considering the character of the country traversed and 

 obstacles met with, this average of five miles per day was an 

 uncommonly good one. 



