UGANDA AND WEST SIDE OF VICTORIA NYANZA. 275 
Bumbireh, “ Go and die in the Nyanza,” might he 
realized after all — though I had much faith in the 
staunch craft which Messenger of Teddington so con- 
scientiously constructed. 
A grey, cheerless morning dawned .at last, and we 
discovered ourselves to be ten miles north of Rwoma, 
and about twenty miles north-west of Kagehyi. We 
put forth our best efforts, hoisted sail, and though the 
wind was but little in our favour at first, it soon veered 
round, and sent us sailing merrily over the tall waves, 
and along the coast of Usukuma, straight towards 
camp. 
Shouts of welcome greeted us from shore, for the 
CAIRN ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF FREDERICK BARKER. 
people had recognized us by our sail when miles away, 
and as we drew nearer the shouts changed to volleys of 
musketry, and the waving of flags, and the land seemed 
alive with leaping forms of the glad-hearted men. For 
we had been fifty-seven days away from our people, and 
many a false rumour had reached them of our deaths, 
strengthened each day that our return was deferred 
and our absence grew longer. But the sight of the 
exploring boat sailing towards Kag 
alarm, concern, and fear. 
As the keel grounded, fifty men bounded into the 
water, dragged me from the boat, and danced me round 
t 2 
ehyi dissipated all 
