THE KING OF UNYOEO. 
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His highness's residence, for tlie last seven years, 
had been where we now saw him, in a naturally strong 
position, on the point of low flat land between the 
Nile and the KufFo. About three hundred huts of 
grass stood here, covering an area of two square miles. 
One dwelling was conspicuous amongst the rest, from 
its size, and in it his highness resided, with his cattle 
and followers around him. This station had been 
chosen in preference to his proper residence, three 
marches south, as a greater security against the attacks 
of his rebel brother Reonga, living upon an island 
down the Nile. 
In appearance the king was fair for an African, of 
slender figure, nearly six feet high, and about forty 
years of age. His features were good, with soft gentle 
eyes ; in sitting he would often rest his head upon his 
hand, with his elbow on his knee, and having long 
arms, this position did not seem constrained. As was 
the custom of the natives of his country, all the lower 
incisors and eye-teeth had been extracted in his youth, 
and the dentist to his father received the handsome 
sum of one hundred cows for the operation. The 
teeth are probably taken out by the head of a spear 
or small knife, as no more refined weapon, such 
as a dentist's key or pinchers, was observed in the 
country. His forehead was disfigured by black 
patches where it had been burned or cauterised for 
headache or other ailments ; on his nose he had a 
similar mark, which he wished us to take off because 
it disfigured him. We never saw him wear any calico 
or silks ; a bark-cloth covering, tied round his body 
tightly from above the waist to his heels, was his only 
raiment. It was the usual salmon colour, but had 
