Wakkala—Delightful Scenery—Latooka Thieves—Stalking
Antelopes—Chase after Waterbuck—Good Service of Rifle—
The Turks’ Salute—Treacherous Welcome—Mahommed Her—
Quarrelling among the Traders—The Latooka Mutiny—Settle
the Ringleader—Stop the Mutiny—I pursue a Fugitive, and
interpose on his behalf—Held in some Estimation—Desertion
of Men—The Natives of Latooka—Their probable. Origin—
Tribes hard to distinguish—TarrangolM—Native Architecture—
Exhumation of the Dead—Coiffure of Natives—Hair Helmets
of Latooka—Fighting Bracelets—The Latooka Women—The
Chiefs Introduction—“ Moy ” and his Ladies—Bokk^ proposes
to improve Mrs. Baker—Bokke and Daughter—Extraction of
the front Teeth—The Yalue of Wives—Cows of more value
than Women—Destruction of Mahommed Her’s People—Death
of my Deserters—My Prophecy realized—Apprehensive of an
Attack—The Turks insult the Women—111 Conduct of the
Turks—Well done, Bokki !—Results of the Turks’ Misconduct
—Interview with Commoro—Awkward Position—The Latooka
War Signal—Preparations for Defence—We await the Attack—
Parley—Too “ wide awake”—Camp at Tarrangolle—Scarcity
in Yiew of Plenty—Wild Duck Shooting—The Crested Crane,
&c.—Adda’s Proposal—Obtuseness of Natives—Degraded State
of N atives............................................. "Page 181—242
CHAPTER YI.
THE FUNERAL DANCE.
A Funeral Dance—Bari Interpreters—Commoro, the Lion—Conversation
with Commoro—“ Where will the Spirit live 1 ”—
“ Good and had all die ”—Failure of the religious Argument—
Further Conversation — The Camel poisoned — Habits of the
Camel—Camel’s peculiar Constitution—The Hygeen, or riding
Dromedary—Loss of Camel a Misfortune—Dirty Donkeys.
■Page 243—257
CHAPTER YII.
LATOOKA.
Herds of the Latookas and Game—-Storm—Effects of Rain upon
Natives—Native Blacksmiths—Their Tools—Elephants—Elephant
Hunt—Tétel, my old Hunter—Charged by a herd of Elephants—
Cowardly Followers—Track the wounded Elephant—
Nearly caught — Tétel distressed — Return to Camp—African
and Indian Elephants—Height of Elephants—Food of Elephants
—African and Ceylon Elephants—Difference in Formation of
Brain—Rifles and Bullets for heavy Game—Character of
Country and its Sports—The “ Baby"—Method of killing
Elephants — Elephant Pitfalls—Circling them with Fire —
Native Hunting—The Bagara Hunters—Danger of Elephant
Hunting „ . . . . . .........................Page 258—286-
CHAPTER YIII.
i b r a h i m ’s r e t u r n .
The African Black—Comparison between Whites and Blacks__
Yarieties in Creation—The Negro—Character of the Negro—Originated
African Slave System—Indisposition to Work—Negro
Slave Hunters—Ibrahimawa; or, Sinbad the Sailor—MakWika
Cannibals—My daily Employments—Quarrels with the Latookas
—Parley with Latooka Chiefs—The Latookas seize a Gun__
Helplessness in an Advance—Hope to the South—Journey to
Obbo—Uncomfortable Night—Enter the Mountains—Beautiful
Scenery—Arrive at Obbo—Natives of Ohho—Butter Nuts and
Fruits — Pottery and Utensils — Natural Features of Obbo—
Katchiba, Chief of Obbo—Entertained with a Dance—Women
of Ohho — Languages of Tribes — Katchiba’s Diplomacy —
Katchiba “ always at Home ’’—Family Government—The great
Magician—Reconnaissance to the South—Mrs. Baker’s Dwelling
An Upset Loss of Filfil — My Bivouac — Ceremony of