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tion. Seeing that lie was dissatisfied, we urged him to 
firing one sheep — one little sheep — for our stomachs 
were nearly empty, having been waiting more than half 
a, day for it. The appeal was successful, for the old 
man hastened, and brought us a lamb and a three- 
gallon pot of sweet but strong zogga, or palm toddy, 
and in return the Doctor gave him two and a half doti 
of cloth. The lamb was killed, and, our digestions 
being good, its flesh agreed with us ; but, alas, for the 
effects of zogga, or palm toddy ! Susi, the invaluable 
adjunct of Dr. Livingstone, and Bombay, the headman 
of my caravan, were the two charged with watching the 
canoe ; but, having imbibed too freely of this intoxi- 
cating toddy, they slept heavily, and in the morning the 
Doctor and I had to regret the loss of several valuable 
and indispensable things ; among which may be men- 
tioned the Doctor’s 900-fathom sounding-line, 500 rounds 
of pin, rim, and central-fire cartridges for my arms, and 
ninety musket bullets, also belonging to me. Besides 
these, which were indispensable in hostile Warundi, a 
large bag of flour and the Doctor’s entire stock of white 
sugar were stolen. This was the third time that my 
reliance in Bombay’s trustworthiness resulted in a great 
loss to me, and for the ninety-ninth time I had to re- 
gret bitterly having placed such entire confidence in 
Speke’s loud commendation of him. It was only the 
natural cowardice of ignorant thieves that prevented the 
savages from taking the boat and its entire contents, 
together with Bombay and Susi as slaves. I can well 
imagine the joyful surprise which must have been called 
forth at the sight and exquisite taste of the Doctor’s 
sugar, and the wonder with which they must have 
regarded the strange ammunition of the Wasungu. It 
is to be sincerely hoped that they did not hurt them- 
selves with the explosive bullets and rim cartridges 
through any ignorance of the nature of the deadly con- 
tents ; in which case the box and its contents would 
prove a very Pandora’s casket. 
Much grieved at our loss, we set off on the sixth day 
•at the usual hour on our watery journey. We coasted 
