2 1 6 Wanderi7igs in Eastern Africa, 
On the lothwerose after a very restless' night, to be 
told that there was nothing for breakfast but plantains 
and rice. Taking a small dau (canoe) therefore we 
proceeded up the river in search of a wild duck. But 
the canoe being very small and, as the natives say, 
tipsy, before we had gone far she capsized and pitched 
us all into the water ! Thoughts of hippopotami and 
crocodiles were not pleasant at such a time, but as we 
could all swim a stroke or two brought us to land, and 
beyond a thorough soaking no harm happened to any 
of us. My gun went to the bottom, but as our men 
were capital divers, after several attempts the weapon 
was recovered. 
They expected to have been soundly scolded, and 
were astonished when we took the accident in good 
part. "What good-tempered men, these Wazungu 
are ! " I heard one saying to the rest, if they had 
been some men we should have got a thrashing." 
Hirebaya and Buiya came a little before noon, bring- 
ing with them a small sororo of milk. It was about to 
be put aside when they desired us to look at it The 
lid was removed, and was found to contain about an 
ounce of butter, for which they expected payment, and 
they were not satisfied till they had obtained three 
times the worth of it in beads. 
As Aba Rufat did not come, and we had received 
no news of him, we asked Hirebaya and Buiya if 
they could explain matters. We declared that we 
were excessively annoyed to be shut up as we were 
in such a place. For three days we had endured 
more misery than we could easily express, and had 
not complained, but we were most unwilling to do 
so any longer. We urged that they should take us 
