870 ' Huntsman Attacked by Boa- Constrictor. 
palace wlieu its princely ownei* is in residence. Above everything else 
Henry had underjuone a wonderful change, because Avith his uniform he 
had set up a regular royal household, for lie now deemed it beneath his 
dignity to sweat for his own sui»])ort. He had his liuutcrs, tishevs, etc., 
whom he paid every month with articles of ti'ade. Although he had 
bought complete European clothing for his pretty young wife and 
beautiful daughter, they had to do all their work just as before. Dur- 
ing the course of my whole tnp, I only once noticed a similarly regal 
retinue, and that was at Thief Taberalli's. niid lie certainly also ]»ossessed 
both warrant and uniform. 
002. To my great joy I learnt through Henry, who had met Mr. 
McClintock shortly before, that my brother had arrived safe at George- 
town a few w eeks previously. 
• 1)03. Though late, and a good while after having turned into 
my hammock, 1 Avas awakened out of my beauty sleep by loud talking 
and' plenty of noise, and without really understanding what it was all 
about, soon sank into slumber again. It must have been 1 o'clock in 
the morning when I Avas again wakened by the loud conversation of one 
single voice : I had surely already heard it often before, and yet at the 
first moment could not nuike certain Avhose it was. At last I found my 
man, Avithout being able to see him on account of the darkness i)revail- 
ing: it must be that indefatigalde talker Clementi from AVarina on the 
llarima (Sect. 497, etc. Vol. 1.) On calling his name, his " Matti, 
matti,'' told me I ,vvas not mistaken, but to keep him quiet Avas noAV a 
natter of absolute impossibility. 
004. After daybreak Ave continued on our Avay and Avithout further 
difficulties reached ^Morocco Mission Avhere, it isj true, I did not find Fr.. 
Cullen, but instead of him, the key of his provision-cupboard which the 
good-hearted missionary, Avith the prescience of onr early arrival, had 
kindly left at my disposal. Everybody here Avas still upset at the attack 
of an immense snake on two of the Mission inmates. An Indian had 
left here a few days before to go up the riA'er witli his Avife after wild 
fowl. A frightened duck had been shot and fallen onto the bank. As 
the hunter hastened after his Inrd he Avas suddenly seized by a hirge 
Conuiti snake {Boa vnirina). In want of any weapon of defence, he 
having left his gun in the corial, he called to his wife to bring him his 
large knife. Hardly had the woman reached his | side than she also was 
seized and encircled by the monster, a movennent that fortunatetly 
afforded the Indian just sufficient space to free one arm. and InfUc't 
several wounds on the l>east which, weakened by these, finally let go its 
hold and sought escape. This Avas the one and only instance which came 
to my knOAvledge of a Boa mllr^na^ attacking a man. 
00."). Owing to my Warraus not wishing to accompany me farther, 
they being afraid that no opportimity might be forthcoming of getting 
back to Kuamuta from the Arabian coast, I was forced to go on next 
morning alone with Stöckle and the coloured men. At the mouth of the 
Morocco I met my friend IVfcriintock from whom I received diefijiite 
news of my brother's safe return. 
