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stem, and Livingstone in the smaller one, under the British flag. 

 The men were greatly delighted over the shrewd evasion of the 

 tribute-gatherers, and broke into an impromptu song, as follows : 



" We have given the Waha, the slip ! ha, ha ! 

 The Wavinza will trouble us ho more ! oh, oh ! 

 Mionvu can get no more cloth from us ! hy, hy ! 

 And Kiala will see us no more never more ! he, he ! " 



On the 5th of January, 1872, they reached Urimba, where an 

 encampment was made and two days spent in hunting zebras and 

 buffaloes, and enough meat was procured and dried to last the 

 caravan several days, thus saving the goats and sheep. On the 

 7th they started on the overland journey. 



ADVENTUKE WITH AN ELEPHANT. 



THEY had traveled several days, and after camping one after- 

 noon, Stanley thought he would endeavor to procure some meat, 

 which the interesting region where they then were seemed to 

 promise. He sallied out with his little Winchester along the 

 banks of the river eastward. After traveling for an hour or two, 

 the prospect getting more picturesque and lovely, he went up a 

 ravine which looked very promising. Unsuccessful, he strode up 

 the bank, and to his astonishment found himself directly in front 

 of an elephant, who had his large broad ears held out like stud- 

 ding sails the colossal monster, the incarnation of might of the 

 African world. 



Kalulu, wb > was with his master, shouted, " Tembo ! tembo ! 

 baua yango ! Lo ! an elephant ! an elephant, my master ! " For 

 the young black rascal had fled as soon as he saw the awful 

 colossus in such close vicinage. Recovering from his astonish- 

 ment, Stanley thought it prudent to retire also especially with 

 a pea-shooter loaded with treacherous sawdust cartridges in his 

 hand. As he looked behind he saw the elephant waving his 

 trunk, as much as to say, " Good-bye, young fellow, it is lucky 

 for you that you went in time, for I was going to pound you 

 to a jelly." 



Upon arriving at camp he found the men grumbling ; their 

 provisions were ended, and there was no prospect for three days, 



