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dyed the records of its infamy the deepest into those pages 

 of nature where the eye of God and the gaze of angels dwell 

 often est. 



Attacked by the joint forces of the Waseguhha from the 

 west and north, and the slave-traders of Whinde and Sa'a dani 

 from the east, the Wadoe have seen their wives and little ones 

 carried into slavery a hundred times. And their courage has 

 not prevented the more powerful allies from cutting away dis- 

 trict after district from their country. Their superiority was 

 their misfortune, the beauty and intelligence of their women 

 tempted the lustful Arabs, and the fertility of their soil tempted 

 their neighbors. The Arabs found it easy to find allies in 

 these covetous neighbors for their slave-wars. 



Leaving the Wadoe, Mr. Stanley journeyed on, through Use- 

 guhha, whose lords have come into their titles by their unholy 

 alliance with the traders. Most conspicuous in this country 

 was the stronghold of Kisabengo, which had descended to his 

 daughter before Mr. Stanley's visit. The Waseguhha made 

 their appearance at every village armed with muskets which 

 had been the reward of their marauding services. With this 

 great advantage they were easily the scourge of that part of 

 Africa. Their country is sterile and mountainous, furnished 

 with gloomy forests and inaccessible passes, just such a region 

 as we would expect to foster the barbarous instincts of its rude 

 inhabitants. Journeying through this region the traveller may 

 congratulate himself on the strength of his escort, and he will 

 find use for his full stock of patience and forbearance. It was 

 pleasant to descend from these inhospitable hills into the district 

 of Usgara, among a people reflecting in their characters, like 

 those of Udoe, the gentler scenery which surrounds them. 

 The Wasagara were naturally a little suspicious, as the victims 

 of the Arabs and their associates are always, but they soon per- 

 ceived that the white man was of different spirit, and then the 

 excellences of their character were readily revealed, and they 

 proved themselves a frank, amiable, and brave people. " The 

 Wasagara, male and female, tattoo the forehead, bosom, and 

 arms. Besides inserting the neck of a gourd in each ear, which 

 carries his little store of tobacco and lime, he carries quite a 

 number of most primitive ornaments around his neck, such as 



