Now, As You
Were A Friend Of My Father, I Do Hope You Will Patch Up This War
For Me, Which You Must Think Is Unjust."
I told Manua Sera I felt very much for him, and I would do my
best if he would follow me to Kaze; but I knew that nothing could
ever be done unless he returned to the free-trade principles of
his father.
He then said he had never taken a single tax from the
Arabs, and would gladly relinquish his intention to do so. The
whole affair was commenced in too great a hurry; but whatever
happened he would gladly forgive all if I would use my influence
to reinstate him, for by no other means could he ever get his
crown back again. I then assured him that I would do what I could
to restore the ruined trade of his country, observing that, as
all the ivory that went out of his country, came to ours, and all
imports were productions of our country also, this war injured us
as well as himself. Manua Sera seemed highly delighted, and said
he had a little business to transact in Ugogo at present, but he
would overtake me in a few days. He then sent me one of my
runaway porters, whom he had caught in the woods making off with
a load of my beads. We then separated; and Baraka, by my orders,
gave the thief fifty lashes for his double offence of theft and
desertion.
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