CONTENTS. 



CHArTEE I. 



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Arrival at Zanzibar. Hearty reception by Said Majid, the sultan. 

 Murder of Baron van der Decken. The slave-market. Prepa- 

 rations for starting to the interior. Embarkation in H.M.S. 

 Penguin and dhow. Eovnma Bay impracticable. Disembarks 

 at Mikindany. Joy at travelling once more. Trouble with 

 sepoys. Camels attacked by tsetse fly, and by sepoys. Jungle 

 sappers. Meets old enemies. The Makonde. Lake Nangandi. 

 Gum-copal diggings. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 



CHAPTER II. 



Effect of Pioneer's former visit. The poodle Chitane. Piesult of 

 tsetse bites. Death of camels and buffaloes. Disaffection of 

 followers. Disputed right of ferry. Mazitu raids. An old 

 friend. Severe privations. The Biver Loendi. Sepoys mutiny. 

 Dr. Boscher. Desolation. Tattooing. Ornamental teeth. Singular 

 custom. Death of the Nassick boy, Bichard. A sad reminiscence. 31 



CHArTEE III. 



Horrors of the slave-trader's track. System of cultivation. Pottery. 

 Special exorcising. Death of the last mule. Bescue of Chirika- 

 loma's wife. Brutalities of the slave-drivers. Mtarika's. Des- 

 perate march to Mtaka's. Meets Arab caravans. Dismay of 

 slavers. Dismissal of sepoys. Mataka. The Waiyau metropolis. 

 Great hospitality and good feeling. Mataka restores stolen cattle. 

 Life with the chief. Beauty of country and healthiness of climate. 

 The Waiyau people and their peculiarities. Eegrets at the abandon- 

 ment of Bishop Mackenzie's plans .. .. .. .. ..56 



