CHARACTER OF MAMMOOS. c £53 



loaded with yams and fire-wood, and then returned 

 to the boat. There was still plenty of fresh water 

 running down the rill in Seewai's garden, though 

 not so much as before, and Keouck's dead baby was 

 still hanging in the shade of a bush, apparently 

 having had another dressing of red pigment. 

 Keouck and one or two more came with us to the 

 boat, taking no notice of Mammoos, who was wait- 

 ing for us. He returned in the boat, but on pass- 

 ing Keriam, insisted he must land and sleep there 

 for the night, and that on the morrow (" sana 

 gegger," — another sun) the women would have got 

 plenty of large ketai, and if we would come for 

 him in the boat he would go with us to Dowdee. 

 Though I had no faith in his promises, we agreed 

 to this, and putting him ashore returned to the ship 

 by sunset. Mammoos shewed us the marks of seve- 

 ral arrow wounds to-day on different parts of his 

 body, some of which, he said, he had received at 

 Dowdee. One of them was in his cheek, and had 

 evidently broken his lower jaw, which was a little 

 out of place in front. He was apparently a shrewd 

 and resolute old rascal, with a composed and obser- 

 vant countenance, and a mingled expression of cun- 

 ning and audacity. 



May %6. — As soon as the ship's company 

 had breakfasted, Captain Blackwood sent me in 

 the first gig to Keriam, to try and get old Mam- 

 moos on board, according to his promise. At nine 



