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waved a succession of frantic spasmodic welcomes. Neangara 
again renewed his welcome,, and^ joined by his half-dozen wives 
and children,, of both sexes and of every age from infancy to man- 
hood^ shook hands^ repeating the word Ambaggi friend . This 
ceremony^ although at first pleasing^ became tedious and fatiguing 
to my debilitated wife, who proved a greater object of attraction 
and attention than myself, and who had to receive the salutations 
of every individual of the village; this reception lasting two hours. 
The only interruption to the general cordiality was when the chief 
inquired for poor Mussaad, and on whom the now certain intelli- 
gence of his unhappy demise — discredited when communicated to 
him by our men — produced an ebullition of genuine grief ; tears 
coursed down the poor old maiTs cheeks, his sorrow, being parti- 
cipated in by the majority of persons present, touching to us to 
witness. No greater eulogy could have been passed upon the 
memory of the deceased : his conduct must have been exemplary 
towards them, to have thus won their esteem and affection. 
Two days sufficed to rest Poncet^s men and our Pohl porters, 
who would proceed no farther, and they left us on December 2nd, 
with the intention of making an excursion westwards on their way 
back to their station, in the hope of acquiring some elephants’ 
tusks. Neangara endeavoured to obtain porters to enable us to 
proceed to our establishment ; but after several attempts in the 
villages of his community, he could raise but half the number 
required, and the only reason assigned was that the men were 
unwilling to leave their homes. 
Adam, now the head man, with half our attendants, had there- 
fore to be dispatched to my station, formerly known by the name 
of Neambara, but really situated, not in that district, but near the 
village of Wayo, in the Moro territory, there to obtain the services 
