CHAPTEE VII. 
UKUNI TO KARAGUE, SEPTEMBER 12 TO NOVEMBER 25, DIS- 
TANCE 200 MILES — COMMENCING THE JOURNEY — ATTACKED 
ON THE MARCH — THE WATUTA RACE — THE COUNTRY BE- 
TWEEN UKUNI AND KARAGUE — WATERFALL — VOLCANIC 
MOUNDS — THE KING OF BIRDS— THE WANYAMBO — THE WA- 
LINGA, OR WORKERS IN IRON — A NATIVE BEAUTY — LAN- 
GUAGE OF THE COUNTRY. 
Kaeague ! how charmed we were to get there ; its 
fine hills, lake scenery, climate, and, above all, the 
gentleness of the royal family, were all in such contrast 
to what we had experienced elsewhere of Africa and 
Africans, that, if surrounded by our friends, we should 
have been content, for a time at least, to take up our 
residence there. But before describing the country, 
the thread of our narrative must be taken up to show 
what had to be undergone to reach this haven. In 
September 1861, when preparing to move, I found 
that before a start could be made on an African march, 
particularly after a long halt, there were hundreds of 
annoyances unknown in other countries. No one 
believes you wish to move till a display is made of 
your beads, by counting them out, stringing them, and 
