THE WADOE. 



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below the Mabruki Pass, in the first parallel of the Usa- 

 gara Mountains. They are remarkable only for having 

 beards somewhat better developed than in the other 

 Eastern races : in sickly appearance they resemble their 

 congeners. 



Remain for consideration the Wadoe and the Waze- 

 gura. The proper habitat of the Wadoe is between the 

 Watondwe or the tribes of Saadani, on the littoral, and 

 the Wak'hwere, near K'hutu, on the west ; their northern 

 frontier is the land of the Wazegura, and their southern 

 the Gama and the Kingani Rivers. Their country, irri- 

 gated by the waters of the Gama, is plentiful in grain, 

 though wanting in cattle ; they export to Zanzibar sor- 

 ghum and maize, with a little of the chakazi or unripe 

 copal. 



The Wadoe once formed a powerful tribe, and were 

 the terror of their neighbours. Their force was first 

 broken by the Wakamba, who, however, so weakened 

 themselves, that they were compelled to emigrate in 

 mass from the country, and have now fixed themselves 

 in a region about 14 marches to the north-west of Mom- 

 basah, which appears to have been anciently called that 

 of the Meremongao. During this struggle the Wadoe 

 either began or, what is more likely, renewed a practice 

 which has made their name terrible even in African ears. 

 Fearing defeat from the Wakamba, they proceeded, in 

 presence of the foe, to roast and devour slices from the 

 bodies of the fallen. The manoeuvre was successful ; the 

 Wakamba could dare to die, but they could not face the 

 idea of becoming food. Presently, when the Wazegura 

 had armed themselves with muskets, and the people of 

 Whinde had organised their large plundering excursions, 

 the Wadoe lost all power. About ten years ago Juma 

 Mfumbi, the late Diwan of Saadani, exacted tribute 



