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scarlet with human blood." It seemed to be a favour- 
ite joke against the Waganda, " the bones of a cow " — 
they are so constantly plundering the people of Unyoro 
of their cattle that it is not to be wondered at that this 
taunt should meet them. 
28th. — Halted by order ; probably for several days. 
On requesting a certain number of my men to proceed 
and find out whether we could advance, they refused 
through fear, and lecturing them was the only remedy. 
Appealing to Mabruk, who had some months pre- 
viously been sent to Kamarasi as an envoy, whether 
he would go, he replied that, although the king had 
called us names, such as "cannibals" and "butter- 
eaters," &c, he would willingly obey orders ; there- 
fore he and some Waganda went, returning in the 
afternoon. They had seen a M'koongoo, or district 
officer, who said we must remain where we were till 
orders arrived from headquarters. He particularly in- 
quired, " What could have made the other white man 
go by water while I proceeded by land ? for it looked 
as if he was approaching the country by a forbidden 
route." This made me anxious about Speke, of whom 
I could hear nothing. The natives were laughing and 
shouting during the night, and in the morning three of 
them, with spears covered up, came to call, begging 
for some beef; but my Waganda were very angry 
with them for appearing armed in camp, though they 
seemed poor harmless creatures. The Wanyoro I have 
seen are all dull, stupid-looking men, with heavy fore- 
heads and eyebrows, without the gentlemanly appear- 
ance or smartness of the Waganda. 
New moon was seen to-night. Seedees uttered 
their prayers as they looked at it. 
