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pride the insignia of his Arabic origin, chafing under the con- 

 tempt in which his black skin is held, and pampering the lusts 

 of his black blood. Among such people the European or 

 American must not expect to find any appreciation of his earn- 

 est ideas of life. It is only natural that the days should be 

 passed in drumming, dancing, and drinking, gossip, squabble, 

 and intrigue. Bagamoyo is a representative town of Mrima, 

 and when Mr. Stanley landed there, it was amidst such people, 

 and surrounded by such scenes. And the dignitary on whom 

 it devolved to welcome him as one great man welcomes another 

 was no less a personage than the Jemedar (commander we would 

 say) of the soldiers stationed there. This gentleman came for- 

 ward adorned with a lousr trailing turban, to shake the stran- 

 ger's hand, and assisted in the debarkation of the expedition. 

 But at Bagamoyo Mr. Stanley found also cordial welcome at 

 the hands of the members of the Jesuit mission, established at 

 that place under Father Superior Horner, who offered him 

 their hospitality, which was as genial and lavish as could have 

 been expected in the most enlightened city on earth ; and while 

 he felt unwilling to give up his independence, so far as to take 

 up his abode there, he enjoyed exceedingly such visits as he paid 

 the "fathers." "The mission," says he, "forms quite a village 

 of itself, numbering some fifteen or sixteen houses. There are 

 ten padres engaged in the establishment and as many sisters. 

 They have over two hundred pupils, boys and girls, in their 

 care, and all of them seemed to be making good progress." How 

 much happier would have been all eastern Africa to-day, if 

 these earnest men and their predecessors had only pursued the 

 wiser course of making the absolute conversion of men their 

 primary aim and the ground-work of the reformation they 

 sought to effect. 



Immediately on landing, Mr. Stanley selected himself a house 

 in the outskirts of the village, and set about completing his 

 arrangements for his march to Ujiji. And such a task ! The 

 parties through whom he was obliged to operate, in order to 

 secure carriers at Bagamoyo, were dilatory and extortionate, 

 and it was only after a great deal of annoyance and delay, a 

 young man, who announced himself as Soor Hadji Palloo, 

 made his appearance, and informed Mr. Stanley that he had 



