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explained, lie proposed to swallow a dose immediately, 
as he had been suffering from headache, but as he was 
some distance from home I advised him to postpone 
the dose until his return; I accordingly made up 
about a dozen powders, one of which (three grains) he 
was to take that evening. 
The concave mirror, our last looking-glass, was then 
discovered; the distortion of face it produced was a 
great amusement, and after it had been repeatedly 
handed round, it was added to his presents. More 
gunpowder was demanded, and a pound canister and 
a box of caps were presented to him, but I positively 
refused the desired bullets. 
To change the conversation, I inquired whether he 
or any of his people knew from whence their race 
originated, as their language and appearance was totally 
different to the tribes that I had visited from the north. 
He told me that he knew his grandfather, whose name 
was Cherrybambi, but that he knew nothing of the 
history of the country, except that it had formerly been 
a very extensive kingdom, and that Uganda and 
Utumbi had been comprised in the country of Kitwara 
with Unyoro and Chopi. The kingdom of Kitwara 
extended from the frontier of Karagwd to the Victoria 
Nile at Magungo, and Karuma, bounded on all sides 
but the south by that river and the Victoria and the 
Albert Lakes ; the latter lake forming the western 
frontier. During the reign of Cherrybambi, the province 
of Utumbi revolted, and not only became independent, 
but drove Cherrybambi from Uganda across the Kafoor 
river to Unyoro. This revolt continued until Cherry¬ 
bambi s death, when the father of M’tese (the present 
king of Uganda) who was a native of Utumbi, attacked 
and conquered Uganda and became king. From that 
time there has been continual war between Uganda 
and Unyoro, or, as Kamrasi calls his kingdom, Kit¬ 
wara, that being the ancient name: to the present day, 
M’tese the king of Uganda is one of his greatest 
enemies. It was in vain that I attempted to trace his 
