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untimely death made so deep an impression upon Stanley that he 

 named the fatal cataract Kalulu Falls in honor of his memory. 



After leaving Kalulu Falls the expedition experienced but few 

 difficulties until the latter part of May, when they arrived at a 

 village called Mowa, the people of which were very hospitable 

 but wondrously superstitious. They furnished the party with 

 food in abundance and manifested their peaceable inclinations in 

 many ways. It was Stanley's custom to employ himself with 

 his note book almost constantly when his attention was not other- 

 wise required, making sketches, memoranda, or preparing 

 vocabularies of the various languages he met with. During his 

 short stay among the Mowa he was thus engaged one afternoon, 

 when, being observed by some of the savages, they immediately 

 set up a hallooing, the war drums began to beat and the people 

 prepared for fighting. Stanley was astounded at this surprising 

 action from natives who had received him with such kindness. 

 He called them to him and asked one of the chiefs the cause of 

 the sudden outbreak. 



"Our people," said the chief, " saw you yesterday make 

 marks on some tara-tara (paper). This is very bad. Our 

 country will waste, our goats will die, our bananas will rot, and 

 our women will dry up. What have we done to you, that you 

 should wish to kill us? We have sold you food, and we have 

 brought you wine, each day. Your people are allowed to wander 

 where they please, without trouble. Why is the Mundele so 

 wicked? We have gathered to fight you if you do not burn that 

 tara-tara now before our eyes. If you burn it we go away, and 

 shall be friends as heretofore." 



Stanley requested them to allow him a moment to visit his 

 tent, and he would then satisfy them that he had no desire to do 

 anything that would cause them injury. Having a copy of 

 Shakespeare in his tent, he took this and holding it up asked if 

 that was the tara-tara they wished burnt. 



"Yes, yes, that is it." 



" Well, take it and burn it as you desire." 



*'M m! no, no, no. We will not touch it. It i& fetich 9 

 You must burn it." 



