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whom she had not seen or heard of since they were 
children at their home in Uhiao, fifteen hundred miles 
distant to the south-east. Both had been captured as 
slaves in infancy. On seeing her brother the poor 
woman burst into tears, but did not, through timidity, 
make herself known the first day, merely leaving a 
message that he should be asked whether his name 
was not so-and-so when he was young. The follow- 
ing day her owner came for the brother (called by us 
Barootee, or Powder), and led him away. Several 
Seedees went to witness the scene, and I felt much 
inclined to be equally intrusive. They reported that 
the girl, who was very like her brother, fell at his 
feet, got into hysterics, but could not communicate 
with him, as she had forgotten her native language, 
and Barootee did not know that of Unyoro. This 
was the only interview they had. She would will- 
ingly have followed him, and she sent him all she 
could to show her affection — namely, an immense 
dish of porridge and three fowls boiled into soup ! 
Her husband or owner accompanied us on the march 
for several days ; but Barootee said he had no present 
to give his sister, and she therefore was left behind. 
On the 31st August, a party of Waganda came 
with an important message from the king that we 
were to return at once to him, even if we had got 
within a march of Kamarasi. He had something very 
particular to say to us, and would allow us to proceed 
by whatever route we chose. Budja said the order 
could not be disobeyed, it was imperative ; but after 
four hours' consultation, neither side would yield, 
except the Seedees, who said, "We go to Uganda 
whether our masters like it or not." On being told 
