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stood upon the face of a rock, large enough to form 
the site of a garrison. Here we had the satisfaction 
of seeing in front of us another height, on which 
houses were actually discovered. All our rear men 
and cattle having come up and refreshed themselves 
from a cool spring in the rock, after half an hour's 
walk we stood by cultivated ground, and in sight 
once more of habitations. How delightful the feeling 
after the monotony of the forest ! I could not resist 
a " hurrah," and had a strong inclination to bound 
forward and see this new race of the " Grani," amongst 
whom we were that night to sleep. Patience, how- 
ever, was requisite. Our men walked along in Indian 
file, led by Luendo sounding his small horn to con- 
vey the tidings that we were upon a friendly mission. 
Knots of natives appeared on the heights above us, 
and we halted under a tree, waiting permission to 
ascend to the village. Although we had had men of 
their own race to guide us from Kamarasi s, and they 
had burnt grass on the downs the previous day to 
intimate our approach, and that they might prepare 
pombe and lodging for us, we had to wait till the 
" lord of the manor " invited us to his residence. 
By-and-by relief arrived. Two naked young fellows, 
their faces whitened with ashes, came rushing like 
mad "j ogees" or devotees down the hill with spears 
balanced, and pulled up beside us. Their bodies had 
two coats of paint — purple and ash colour — the latter 
scraped as a painter imitates mahogany — and this 
colouring gave to their thin tall figures a very gro- 
tesque look. They were soon joined by others, no 
two painted or ornamented alike ; and some of them 
vermilion all over. Even boys affected gay colours, 
