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" Oh-h, oh-h," they murmured admiringly. " Down, <lowa," 

 they added. 



"Here," said Stanley, uncorking a vial of medicinnl brandy, 

 " is the Kisungu pombe " (white man's beer) ; " take n spoon- 

 ful and try it,'' at the same time handing it to the Suhan, who 

 gulped down a large mouthful of it. 



" Hacht, hacht, oh, hacht ! what ! eh ! what strong beer the 

 white men have! Oh, how my throat burns!" exclaimed the 

 Sultan. 



" Ah, but it is good," said Stanley, " a little of it makes men 

 feel strong, and good ; but too much of it makes men bad, and 

 they die." 



"Let me have some," said one of the chiefs ; "and me," 

 " and me," "and me," as soon as each had tasted. 



He next produced a bottle of concentrated ammonia, which he 

 explained was for snake-bites and head-aches ; the Sultan imme- 

 diately complained that he had a head-ache, and must have a. 

 little. Telling him to close his eyes, Stanley suddenly uncorked 

 the bottle and presented it to his Majesty's nose. The effect 

 was magical, for he fell back as if shot, and such contortions 

 as his features underwent are indescribable. His chiefs roared 

 with laughter, and clapped their hands, pinched each other, 

 snapped their fingers, and performed many other ludicrous 

 actions. 



A HUNTER'S PARADISE. 



ONE day's march from Manyara brought the caravan to the 

 banks of the Gombe river, along which are thousands of harte- 

 beests, buffaloes, giraffes, spring-boks, zebras and elands. 

 This was indeed a hunter's paradise ; a fine, grassy plain, soft as 

 velvet carpet, healthful and picturesque ; no one could well resist 

 the temptation which here offered for a hunt. Stanley made 

 preparations for hie camp, after which, taking up his double- 

 barreled smooth-bore, he went o'ut into the park-land. Scarcely 

 had he entered a clump of brush-wood, hardly one hundred 

 yards from the camp, when three beautiful young spring-boks 



re seen, browsipg oa the succulent gmss, A quick shot brought 



