CHAPTER XXY.
TO THE INDIAN OCEAN, AND HOME.
PAGES
Devastated, shores—Heathen and Christian slavery—Village in
flames—Portuguese in our wake—The merry conquerors—
Dysentery—The dreaded Moramhala—A fusilade—“ We thought
you were Mazinjiri’’—Story of Hooft, the Dutch trader—
Scruples of the Wangwana—Putrefying wastes—A heated silent
scene—The Leviathan becomes unmanageable—An early start
—Livingstone’s headquarters in 1862—Mrs. Livingstone’s grave
—Mazaro—Mr. Lindsay—Preparing for the journey to Quilli-
mane—The Kwakwa river—Excellent boatmen—Lovely evening
views—Winged tormentors—Malarial atmosphere—Escape from
a snake—Piracy on the Kwakwa—Unfortunate fishermen—The
river meets the sea-'—Quillimane—Its appearance “ Oh! you re
not the man”—Hospitality at Quillimane—Fever at the last
moment!—On board the S.S. Funheld—M. Giraud s adieu
Betrospect—Home—The past is sad: is there a bright future ? 282T302
ILLUSTRATIONS.
A M a z i n j i r i W a r r i o r , S h i r e B i v e r V a l l e y . . Frontispiece
T h e G r e a t D a n c e a t C h i b i n g a . . . . . . To face page 4
G o l d W a s h i n g a t t h e M s i n g u a B i v e r .. .. 18
M s e n g a W o m a n . . . . . . . . . . page 21
P o r t r a i t o e t h e G o v e r n o r o f T e t t e .. .. „ 4 5
C am p o f t h e D r e a d e d M a k a n g a . . . . . . To face page 72
D e s e r t e d ! . . . . . . . . . . . . „■ 100
H e a d r i n g s o f t h e Z u l u F a m i l y . . . . . . page 111
M a r a v i H u n t e r .. .. .. .. „ 115.
S l a v e K id n a p p e r s .,. . . . . To face page 126
S u r p r i s i n g a S l a v e r .. .. .. .. .. „ 156
M i d n i g h t B e s c u e o n t h e L a k e .. .. .. ,, 208
P o r t r a i t o f L i e u t . G i r a u d . . . . . . page 211
O n t h e G r e a t E l e p h a n t M a r s h e s , S h i r é V a l l e y To face page 248
B u n n i n g t h e G a u n t l e t .. .. .. .. „ 252
P r o t e c t i n g a H o s t a g e .. .. .. .. „ 270
“ W o - o h ! - A i ! O h ! ” S i n g i n g t o t h e S e a .. „ 296
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