only the tall deep woods echoed their cries,
“ Kintu, Kintu-u, Kintu-u-u-u,” as if in mockery
o f their sorrow.
A ll night they kept watch, breaking out now
and then into moaning and wailihgs for the last
loss o f the great father o f Uganda. But Kintu,
after this scene, never more appeared in Uganda,'
and to this d ay he has not beefi seen or heard
o f b y any man.
A fte r Ma’Anda’S death succeeded Msangi,
Namugara, and Chabagu. In the time o f this
latter king flourished Wakinguru, a hefo, whose
name history, cherished within the memories of
admiring men, has preserved for his unparalleled
deeds. When Chabagu invaded Usoga, it appears
that the Waso ga were v e ry numerous and, having
as y e t never been reduced to submission b y
the Waganda, v e ry bold and fearless. The people
o f Usoga mocked the victorious Waganda
until Chabagu was roused to declare war upon
them; and to show them the prowess o f the
people whom they had so insolently defied,
Chabagu permitted Wakinguru to cross over to
Jinja alone, that he might exhibit the warlike
qualities o f his nation in his own persom
Wakinguru, we are led to believe, was a man
Of herculean frame, aud we may well suppose
him gifted with more than common courage.
He marched to the height o f Jinja with a large
bundle o f spears on his back, and his shield
was so ample and thick that it required two
ordinary men to lift it.
Arriving at a place where he could command
a clear view o f the Waso ga camp, he shouted
out a bold challenge to any man, or to all at
once, to approach him, that he might show them
what manner o f men were those who had been
so frequently insulted b y them. Several o f the
Wasoga, responding to the challenge, rushed up
to try his mettle, but Wakinguru’s spears were
so formidable, and his strength so great, that
long before any o f the foe came within distance
permitting an ordinary man to launch his spear,
they were all dead men. T he hero then plucked
his spears from the corpses, and prepared to
meet the next party, who came up in hot haste
to avenge the deaths o f their friends. Again the
redoubtable man launched his fatal spears, and
again the Wasoga had to lament the deaths of
their champions.
Enraged b y this, the Waso ga at length advanced
in a b o d y , and formed a large circle
round him; but Wakinguru only laughed at this
manoeuvre, and continued remorselessly slaying,
launching his whirring lengthy shafts with the
most deadly effect; and then, pickmg up the
spears o f his enemies, with which the ground
near him was plentifully strewn, he- returned
their own weapons to them, launching them with
the swiftness and certainty of arrows. His strength