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and that he had absolute power over the country in front, 
and if he prevented us from proceeding, no one would say any¬ 
thing to him. His little boy Boromo having come to the 
encampment to look at us, I gave him a knife, and he went off 
and brought a pint of honey for me. The father came soon 
afterwards, and I offered him a sliirt. He remarked to his 
councillors, It is evident, that this man has notliing, for, if 
he had, his people would be buying provisions, but we don’t 
see them going about for that pimpose.” His council did not 
agree in this. They evidently believed that we had goods, but 
kept them hid, and we felt it rather hard to be suspected of 
falsehood. It was probably at their suggestion that in the 
evening a war-dance was got up, about a hundred yards from 
our encampment, as if to put us in fear and force us to bring 
forth presents. Some of Monina’s young men had guns, but 
most were armed with large bows, arrows, and spears. They 
beat thek drums furiously, and occasionally fired off a gun. As 
tliis sort of dance is never got up unless there is an intention to 
attack, my men expected an assault. We sat and looked at them 
for some tune, and then, as it became dark, lay down, all ready 
to give them a warm reception. But an hour or two after dark 
the dance ceased, and, as we then saw no one approaching us, we 
went to sleep. During the night, one of my head-men, Monaliin, 
was seen to get up, look towards the village, and say to one who 
was half awake, Don’t you hear what these people are saying ? 
Go and listen! ” He then walked off in the opposite direction 
and never returned. We had no guard set, but every one lay 
with his spear in his hand. The man to whom he spoke appears 
to have been in a dreamy condition, for it did not strike him 
that he ought to give the alarm. Next morning I found to my 
sorrow that Monaliin was gone, and not a trace of him could be 
discovered. He had an attack of pleuritis some weeks before, 
and had recovered, but latterly complained a little of his head. 
I observed him in good spirits on the way hither, and in crossing 
some of the streams, as I was careful not to wet my feet, he 
aided me, and several times joked at my becoming so light. In 
the evening he sat beside my tent until it was dark, and did not 
manifest any great alarm. It was probably either a sudden fit 
of insanity, or, having gone a little way out from the camp, he 
