Bura^ Ndara^ aiid — -the yourney* s End. 485 
My arrival in the country at this time was on one 
account most opportune, as it enabled me to take an 
influential and successful part in an attempt which 
was being made to effect a reconciliation between the 
Wageriama and the Warabai. These tribes had been 
at variance for many years, each had been wreaking 
its vengeance upon the other in every possible way, 
burning down each other's villages, murdering each 
others people, and perpetrating now and again the 
most unheard-of atrocities upon each other. Many 
attempts had been made to reconcile them without 
success, and now another endeavour was being made. 
The great obstacle in the way of a settlement of the 
matter was the determined opposition of an old man 
called Hunda, brother of Fungo, chief of the Wage- 
riama. Everybody else was in favour of peace, but 
Hunda would not hear of it, and, being a man of 
great influence, nothing could be done without his 
consent. For three months a party of Arabs had 
been in Geriama trying to influence this man favour- 
ably, but he stoutly refused to yield. Before I had 
been in the place many days, however, the old man 
exhibited such a deference to me that it was thought 
he would listen to me on the peace question. The 
Arabs accordingly applied to me, asking me to use 
what influence I had with the old man, and I readily 
promised to do my best in such a cause. 
As soon as an opportunity therefore presented itself, 
I broached the subject to Hunda, asking him why he 
so strongly objected to a peace. In reply he delivered 
a long and really eloquent speech upon the subject. 
The quarrel had arisen through the murder of 
Hunda s son by some of the Warabai. He said : 
