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were now left, he took a half-inch rope which he wore 
on his head as a turban, and told me to count the 
knots upon it ; " Chumsa-thillatheen " — 35 — all right. 
23d. — Halt. Budja, on seeing the baggage packed 
for a march, says that if I go without receiving the 
complement of cattle, his king will kill him for not 
obeying orders. One of the women of camp being 
unwell, this is also brought forward as an excuse for 
halting. The district officer pays me a pleasant visit, 
and afterwards sends a gourd full of m'wenge. Went 
shooting from 9 till 12, wading up to the knees 
through bogs after elephant or buffalo (Bogo) : plenty 
of their spoor, and several large game-traps were seen 
— also fish-cruives set ; but nothing was bagged. We 
had a cow killed to-day. Although all its "joints " 
were at my disposal, the Seedees cut them so small, 
and into such cross-grained-looking pieces, that when 
served up they were very uninviting ; there was no 
carving them, because the meat was cut up while 
warm. The Waganda, on the contrary, cut as neat 
joints as we do at home, the Seedees calling their cook- 
ing " Kissoongoo," or " a Y Anglais/' meaning that solid 
joints are always cut. When boiled they are surrounded 
by plantain leaf ; a layer of peeled plantain is put in 
a bundle at the top, and all placed in an open earthen 
pot, which is covered with leaves as a lid. I took to 
this cookery, and found it answered admirably. 
24:th, a.m. — Halt. Cattle not yet arrived. Chief 
officer presents another gourd of wine. Thunder, 
lightning, and heavy rain about noon. Leopard and 
lion must be common about here, as one of the former 
was seen by our men while fetching water, and there 
are three lion-traps (of logs) within a short distance. 
