3IO Wanderings in Eastern Africa, 
and picturesque. But the evergreen obe'' was met 
with here and there, although everything else was 
withered and dry. Neither animals nor birds were seen 
or heard. The footprints of the buffalo, zebra, and 
antelope were occasionally observed. 
In the afternoon the Taru hills were seen at inter- 
vals. At four p.m. we came to an ungurunga, in 
which there was a little water, and here the men 
wished to spend the night. It was, however, admitted 
by all that a little farther on a larger ungurunga was 
to be found ; I therefore urged the party forward ; but 
we were out in our calculations. The sun set, and 
we had not reached the said ungurunga. I was in 
the rear of the party, and presently came up to find 
all the men sitting on their loads by the side of the 
path, doggedly refusing to go any farther. They were 
of opinion that we had missed our way. But the guide 
had gone forward. It was said he had gone on full 
of conceit," but that his wits were ''wool-gathering." 
There was a rupture. I asked how many guides there 
were ; I knew of but one, and should follow him ; they 
might spend the night where they were, if they pleased . 
Not far off, however, I found the guide also brought 
up. He said there was water a little ahead, but he 
proposed camping where we were. The men had fol- 
lowed me, and now chuckled to find the guide at a 
stand, while he was considerably chopfallen. He took 
two or three of the men to go in search of water while 
we encamped. My limbs ached with cold, occasioned 
by their having been wet a great part of the day. By 
the time our fires were burning, and we were ready to 
begin cooking, the guide and his companions returned 
with empty calabashes ; they had found no water. It 
