an entire district, with all its males, and carried
the women and children into captivity. This
news was too disheartening to the Wasoga, for
now they began to dread that they would be
utterly destroyed in detail, whereupon, perceiving
that their principal chiefs were all dead,
th ey sent an embassy to Suna, with a tribute
o f the most comely women and a large quantity
o f maramba, asking his forgiveness.
Kasindula, meanwhile, finding his hands full
o f spoil, collected all together, and drove his
captives and cattle, b y forced marches, to Suna,
who, warned o f his approach, prepared to receive
him in state and in a full assembly o f the
chiefs.
Having arranged the women and children by
thousands before him, and parked the cattle in
full view o f the Emperor, Kasindula, clad in a
humble and dingy bark-cloth, prostrated hims
e lf before him, and said:—
Great Kabaka, I went to Jinja, and built your
camp, and housed your women, as yo u comr
manded me, and hearing how Namujurilwa and
Setuba had avenged you on the Wasagara and
Wanyoro , I thought myself strong enough to
answer the challenge sent b y Rura and his friends
to you.
My dear lord, Namujurilwa and Setuba are
great chiefs, and stand in your presence daily,
but I am only a Mtongoleh under Sekebobo. I
have neither farm nor house, wife nor child, and
my only wealth consists o f my spear and my
shield, and my only cloth is this rotten mbugu.
Namujurilwa and Setuba brought slaves and cattle
by hundreds, but the k o p i Kasindula brings his
thousands to Suna. Behold- where they stand.
Kasindula gives them all to Suna.” And putting
his hands together, he cried aloud, “ Twiyanzi,
yanzi, yanzi, yanzi!” with all the fervour o f one
having received a bountiful gift.
T he Emperor, upon enquiring the number of
the spoil, was told that it amounted to 7000
slaves, 2000 cows and oxen, 3000 g o a ts , and
,00 sheep; upon which he said, “ Kasindula has
spoken truly; he has brought more than either
Namujurilwa or Setuba. In return, I ma e im
now a chief o f the first rank, with land, cattle,
and slaves o f his own.” A n d Kasindula was
immediately invested with white cloths, and with
all the honours, privileges, and greatness o f a
Mkungu o f Uganda.
A fte r this turbulent epoch there were some
months o f tranquillity, when one d ay there came
a challenge 'from K y taw a , the mighty king o
Uzongora, who had made a n alliance with the
kings Kyozza, Kamiru, and Rugomero, and with
Antari, king o f Ihangiro, against Suna.
T h e Emperor sent the messenger of K y taw a
back to him with a bullet and a hoe, saying,
“ Give these to K ytawa; tell him to choose