From Entebbe to Fort Portal. 
Groups of native converts, strangely contrasting with their 
heathen surroundings, would pray in a loud voice, or recite the 
rosary. In addition to the rosary, they were often adorned with 
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crosses, medals and reliquaries hanging around their necks. 
Here a Mohammedan would he worshipping on his bit of 
carpet at sunset, while yonder the native escort would be 
going through their daily drill. 
As evening closes in, the camp is lit up by hundreds of 
fires, around which the porters sit until far on in the night, 
roasting the sweet potatoes, or boiling the plantains which, 
with the addition occasionally of a little dried fish, form their 
sole diet. 
After a march of five or six hours over heavy ground, 
carrying fairly substantial loads on their heads, this frugal 
single meal was amply sufficient to their simple needs. Banana 
wine is a rare luxury, while water is scarce and filthy, with a 
disgusting smell and taste even when boiled. 
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