CHAP. III.] 
“ADDA” THE LATOOKA. 
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dokoro for the interior. From long experience with 
natives of wild countries, I did not despair of obtaining 
an influence over my men, however bad, could I once 
quit Gondokoro, and lead them among the wild and 
generally hostile tribes of the country; they would 
then be separated from the contagion of the slave- 
hunting parties, and would feel themselves dependant 
upon me for guidance. Accordingly I professed to 
believe in their promises to accompany me to the east, 
although I knew of their conspiracy; and I trusted 
that by tact and good management I should eventually 
thwart all their plans, and, although forced out of my 
intended course, I should be able to alter my route, 
and to work round from the east to my original plan 
of operations south. The interpreter given by Koorshid 
Aga had absconded : this was a great loss, as I had no 
means of communication with the natives except by 
casually engaging a Bari in the employment of the 
traders, to whom I was obliged to pay exorbitantly in 
copper bracelets for a few minutes' conversation. 
A party of Koorshid’s people had just arrived with 
ivory from the Latooka country, bringing with them a 
number of that tribe as porters. These people were 
the most extraordinary that I had seen ;—wearing 
beautiful helmets of glass beads, and being remarkably 
handsome. The chief of the party, “ Adda,” came to 
my tent, accompanied by a few of his men. He was 
one of the finest men I ever saw, and he gave me much 
information concerning his country, and begged me 
to pay him a visit. He detested the Turks, but he 
was obliged to serve them, as he had received orders 
from the great chief “ Commoro ” to collect porters, 
and to transport their ivory from Latooka to Gondokoro. 
I took his portrait, to his great delight, and made him 
a variety of presents of copper bracelets, beads, and a 
red cotton handkerchief; the latter was most prized, 
and he insisted upon wearing it upon his person. He 
had no intention of wearing his new acquisition for 
the purpose of decency, but he carefully folded it so 
