CONTENTS. xiii 
. Fage 
Unfriendly tribe — Our donkeys attacked by bysenas 185 
Pleasant greetings — ^Deep treachery of porters 186 
Halt in a pleasant spot — The “ snufE-box tree ” 187 
Procession of beef-eaters — Deserted village 188 
The negroes refuse to supply us with grain — Wod Ali’s adventure with an 
elephant 189 
An alarm and pursuit — An enormous beast 190 
Banquet of elephant’s flesh — We are “ sold considerably ” .... 191 
The grumbling and disaffection of our men — A clever inise — Barter . .192 
Comet — Mussaad relates his adventures 193 
We meet a body of armed negroes 194 
Treacherous attack — Desperate flght 195 
Peace offering 196 
We pass a wretched night — The promised canoes 971 
FROM PETHERICK’S NOTE-BOOK. 
Immense herd of cattle 198 
The indisposition of my wife — ^We embark in our India-rubber punt . ,199 
We arrive at Hangau — The lading of canoes 200 
Visit from the chief Amyang — The Ahhoo meea, or golden crested crane . 201 
Fight with a bird 202 
My wife down with the rheumatic fever — Murderous affray .... 203 
Treachery of the natives, and loss of two of our servants .... 204 
My poor wife’s illness increases — Our reported death 205 
Famine and discontent • . . 207 
Preparations for a substantial supper — My appearance amongst them a signal 
for 2 i,fantasie 208 
Promise of provisions from Neot — Mussaad recounts his adventures amongst 
the Neam Neams 209 
An attack in the bush — My pot-hunting ride 210 
The murder of Mussaad — The arrival of Poncet’s dragoman with assistance . 211 
My wife a little better, we embark — Preparations to punish treachery . .212 
Another lifeTost — Series of accidents 213 
A long and weary march — We bivouac in a deserted kraal .... 214 
Calabashes — An inhabited swamp 215 
Atchwack, a chief of the Atwat — -Precautions 216 
A doubtful encounter — Grotesque appearance 217 
Present of ^fruit for my wife — The wild vine 218 
Luxurious repose — A kind-hearted negress — ^A veritable leper .... 219 
My wife’s courage — A destructive fly 220 
An obstinate encounter 221 
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