woman from another governor. As yet I had not heard
of this piece of rough justice; and, on inquiry, found out
that he had been compelled to do as he had done, because
those officers, on finding we had gone ahead in boats,
would not produce the complement of men required of
them by the king’s orders for escorting us to Gani; but
now they sent the men, the woman and cows could not
be returned, as they had been sent overland by the ordinary
route to the ferry on the Nile, S
Of course we would not listen to this reference for justice
with Kamrasi, as the woman and cows were still all alive;
commended Kidgwiga for carrying out his orders so well,
and told the officers they had merited their punishment
—as how could the affairs of government be carried on,
when subordinate officers refused immediate compliance ?
The sub-mkungii of Northern Gueni, Kasoro, now proffered
a goat and plantains, and everything was settled
for the day.
With a full complement of porters, travelling six miles
To Kijmnbttra, through cultivation and jungle, we reached
Uth~ the headquarters of governor Kadru, where
all the porters threw down their loads and bolted, though
we were still two miles from the post. We inquired for the
boats at once, but were told they were some distance off,
and we must wait here for the night. Four pots of pombd
were sent us, and Kadru thought we would be satisfied
and conform. We suspected, however, that there was
some trick at the bottom of a ll; so, refusing the liquor,
we said, with proper emphasis, “ Unless we are forwarded
to the boats at once, and get them on the following morning,
we cannot think of receiving presents from any one.”
This served our purpose, for a fresh set of porters was
found like magic, and traps, pombd, and all together, were
forwarded to the journey’s end—a snug batch of huts imbedded
in large plantain cultivation surrounded by jungle,
and obviously near the river, as numerous huge harpoons,
intended for striking hippopotami, were suspended from
the roof. Kadru here presented us with a goat, and promised
the boats in the morning.
After fighting for the boats, we still had to wait the
Halt, 15th. day for Kidgwiga and his men, who said it
was all very well our pushing ahead, indifferent
as to whether men were enlisted or not, but he
had to prepare for the future also, as he could never
recross the Kidi wilderness by himself; he must have
a sufficient number of men to form his escort, and
these were now grinding corn for the journey. Numerous
visitors called on us here, and consequently our
picture-books were in great request. We gave Kadru
some beads.
After walking two miles to the boats, we entered the
To Koki in district of Chopi, subject to Unyoro, and went
p' down the river, keeping the Kikungiiru cone
in view. On arrival at camp, Yiarwanjo, the officer of the
district, a very smart fellow, arrived with a large escort of
spearmen, presented pombe, ordered fowls to be seized for
us, and promised one boat in the morning, for he had no
more disposable, and even that one he felt anxious about
lest the men on ahead should seize it.
I gave Yiarwanjo some beads, and dropped down the
To Parangoni, river in his only wretched little canoe—he,
with Grant and the traps, going overland. I
caught a fever, and so spent the night.
Here I halted to please Magamba, the governor, who is
Halt, Isa. a Nation of the king. He called in great
state, presented a cow and pombii, was much
pleased with the picture-books, and wished to feast his
eyes on all the wonders in the hut. He was very communicative,
also, as far as his limited knowledge permitted.
He said the people are only a sub-tribe of the Madi; and
the reason why the right bank of the river is preferred to
the left for travelling is, that Rionga, who lives down the