A loud1 shout of applause greeted me as I
concluded,. and Manwa Sera followed it up, and
in a' few spirited wbrds said that they vèzi'è
bound to lfet the WanyamWezi sèe of what stuff
the sea children were made, and, turning to tlië
Arabs, he asked them to look at the black men
who were aboUt to perform what they dreaded.
Uledi, the coxswain, on behalf of the boat-boys,
said that I was their father; and though every
Orte else! should refüse to move farther, Frank
and I might step into the boat, and he and his
friends would dare the long journey that very
dàÿ!
There was1 ample work for us all before
setting out on bur adventurous journey. Food
had to be procured and prepared for at least
twenty days. Several of the canoes required
to be repaired and all to be lashéd in couples,
to prevent them from capsizing; and special
Push off, afid sitting well in order smite
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
T o sail beyond the sunset until I die.
It may be that the gulfs will wash us down;
It máy be we shall touch thfe happy isles
And see the great Achilles whom we knew.
Though niuch is taken, much abides; and tho’
We á te 1 not how that stferigth which ih old' days
Moved earth and hBáveri’; thfit which wé áre, we áre
One equal teiffpdt tif héftoié" héátts,
Made weak' By* timfe1 and fate, ottF strong ih will'
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
arrangements required to be made for the transp
o r t of three riding-asses, which we had resolved
L on taking with us, as a precaution in the
ev en t of our being compelled to abandon the
canoes and to journey along the banks.
Christmas Day we passed most pleasantly
! and happily, like men determined to enjoy life
! while it lasted. In the morning we mustered
all the men, and appointed them .to their respective
canoes. Names taken from those British
cruisers which had become familiar to the
east coast people were also given to them by
the Zanzibaris, amid loud laughter, except to
half a dozen which Frank and I reserved to
hear such names as we selected for them.
1. The exploring boat, Lady Alice.
2. Ocean, commanded b y Frank.
3. Livingstone.
4. Stanley.
5. Telegraph.
6. Herald.
7. Jason.
8. Argo.
9. Penguin.
10. Wolverine,
i t . Fawn.
12. Glasgow (flag-ship, commanded
by Manwa Sera).
13. London Town.
14. America.
15. Hart.
16. Daphne.
17. Lynx.
18. Nymph.
19. Vulture.
20. Shark.
21. Arab.
22. Mirambo.
23. Mtesa.
Canoe races were afterwards instituted bBetween
the various vessels, and to the Ctfews who
excelled were awarded gifts of cloth. The