To the Mbika . 
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spots in the wide expanse of bush, and deserted 
or half-inhabited villages. Shortly after noon we 
came to a battle-field, where the heroes of Tippet- 
town had chanced to fall in with their foes of 
Auta, a settlement distant eight or nine miles. 
Both armies at once “tree’d” themselves behind 
“ ’lizer.” 
trunks, and worked at long bowls; the “ bush- 
men/’ having only one gun and two charges, lost 
four of their men, and the victors, who had 
no time to carry off the slain, contented them¬ 
selves with an arm or two by way of gigot. 
Probably the memory of this affair, which is 
still to be settled, unfavourably impressed my 
escort. After a total of some two hours (six 
miles) we arrived at a large “Olako” or break- 
