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at home are only worthy to be despised and thrown 
to the vultures. Hence the warriors howled and jumped 
into the air in the dance, till the dead were duly com- 
memorated. 
In this manner, Moran saw a good deal of fighting, 
and soon rose to fame in many a campaign to U-kam- 
bani, Galla-land, the Coast region, Suk, Kavirondo, 
Elgumi, and Nandi. The two latter tribes proved to be 
the most difficult to deal with, the one from its great 
numbers, the other from its fighting powers. 
Civil war next broke out, and he had to proceed to 
the assistance of his brethren of Naivasha, who were 
hard pressed by the Wa-kwafi. In these civil wars, the 
affair was gone about in a very civilized fashion. Sudden 
and unexpected attacks were not indulged in. A cause 
of war was first discovered — probably, as in more 
civilized countries, merely to keep their hands in or 
as an outlet for internal unrest. Preliminaries were then 
settled most amicably, and the stakes arranged. A place 
was next chosen as the field of battle, and to this all the 
warriors of the two districts came with their cattle and 
young women. As the fighting would be protracted, 
a truce was declared, while kraals were built in the 
opposing camps. A certain number then proceeded 
from both sides, and like gladiators in the arena, they 
closed in furious strife, spurred to deeds of daring by the 
women on both sides. The Wa-kwafi were the con- 
querors, and the cattle of the Masai fell into their 
hands ; and following up their advantage, they nearly 
drove their brethren from the entire region. 
As a mild relief, and a variation from these serious 
matters, it was the dearest delight of our swaggering- 
young friend Moran to “ draw the badger ” in the person 
of the Swahili porters who might be meekly endeavour- 
ing to pass through his country. These he would dub 
“ donkeys,” in allusion to their being burden-bearers 
like those interesting quadrupeds. He could keep the 
kraal in a roar of delight, as he described how he had 
frightened this one out of his wits, or spitted another on 
his spear, or smashed the skull of a third into jelly. The 
