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cast eyes, went through the same form of acknowledg- 
ment. Another instance of the honesty of the people 
may be mentioned. Manua, the cowherd, wished to 
return to the last camp for a cloth he had forgotten. 
On telling him that it would be brought to him, he 
hesitated, but the wild strains of a tambira were 
heard approaching the camp, and the rag was pro- 
duced by the party, along with a gourd of wine for 
the Mazoongoo. In this case the instrument was 
played as a token of truce, to show that the arrivals 
were friendly. On the other hand, the natives often be- 
trayed fear. If a few huts were passed by us while out 
shooting, first the children, then the women, and after- 
wards the men, armed, would fly from their houses, 
and conceal themselves in the plantain groves. This 
order was invariably observed — the children were the 
first care of the parents. Once, on calling to some 
men running away, a single man came up and sat by 
us ; others became equally bold, and did so also, till a 
mob gathered round us, and the women returned to 
their several vocations in and out of the houses. To 
test their hospitality, I asked for as much tobacco as 
would fill my pipe. A handful was given me with 
the greatest readiness. It was like the coarsest- 
grained black tea in appearance and consistence ; and, 
after obtaining information about the game to be pro- 
cured in the country, we parted excellent friends — so 
much so that the day following they paid me a visit 
at my hut, and brought me some more tobacco, for 
which they received a present of beads. 
Budja, the chief officer or M'koongoo, whom the 
king had sent in charge to deliver us over to the king 
of Unyoro, was a very handsome, intelligent man, 
