LIVING STONIA—SLANT YEE — Q UILLIMANE. 429 
The steamer could not take us very far on account of 
the cataracts separating the Upper from the Lower 
Shire. As we proceeded, the wind freshened until it 
was blowing half a gale, compelling us to run for shelter 
STOOL OF STATE. 
in the lee of the land, where, just before night time, the 
little vessel was anchored in a snug bay close to a 
mountain that had a history. 
Riding at anchor that night the small craft tugged 
and jerked as though she would part her cable. The 
cabin, a sort of deck shed at the stern, was a tight fit 
