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TEAVELS IN CENTEAL AFEICA. 
p.m. we entered the village of Jorro. The form and interior of the 
settlement was similar to that at Jirri ; bnt_, in lieu of the neat cane 
fencing,, the stockade was formed of long poles. The community- 
are at feud with the one we had left — it is said to he of long stand- 
ing. Our tent was pitched outside,, and in front of it the horses 
were picketed. The view extended over a thickly wooded bottom on 
to a gently elevated background densely covered with forest. In 
the afternoon we wandered through the corn-fields, along a slight 
descent, continued through the wood, brought us to the margin 
of water forming a large pond, beautifully shaded and overhung 
with the richest foliage of every shade, from lightest to darkest 
green, and here and there a tree wearing autumn^s garb of golden 
tint or reddish hue. The water was fringed round its banks with 
white and lilac lilies in full bloom. Paroquets screeched in their 
flight from tree to tree ; the twitterings and caws of numerous 
birds ; the hum of insects ; with gorgeous butterflies revelling in 
the calm and sunny afternoon, formed a lively picture of animated 
nature. 
November \9th . — In a quarter of an hour after leaving our last 
nighPs bivouac, we halted for a short time at a small stockade 
forming part of the community of Jorro, to obtain an interpreter 
to conduct us through the next tribe, still some distance in advance. 
, Two or three more settlements were in the vicinity, so the district 
seems tolerably populated. The path led us through open bush 
with high grass ; frequently boulders of red sandstone were passed, 
and occasionally the rock was visible, that was coarse as a conglo- 
merate. With the exception of a few small plants, the vegetation 
presented nothing new. Threatened with a thunder-storm at 1 .30, 
the Doctors light tent was quickly pitched, and afibrded us sufficient 
