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IN THE GRIP OF THE NYIKA CHAP. 



who was called Dominuki. Here in the course of an 

 hour we were surrounded by hundreds of eager and 

 curious savages. We had apparently arrived at an 

 opportune moment, because a short time previously 

 Dominuki had been attacked by a combination of two 

 tribes, the Kanjai and the Munyezu. Of course 



MINUKI . . SENT US PRESENTS OF CATTLE. 



Dominuki was anxious to enlist me and my half- 

 dozen rifles on his side so that we might make a 

 combined attack on his enemies, and to this end he 

 sent us presents of cattle, sheep, goats, milk, honey, 

 eggs, &c., for which I duly returned presents of 

 equal value. The old chief himself was exceedingly 



