Meanwhile My Wasui Friends, Who Left On The 25th Of
August, Returned, Bearing What Might Be Called Suwarora's Mace - A
Long rod of brass bound up in stick charms, and called
Kaquenzingiriri, "the commander of all things." This they said
Was their chief's invitation to see us, and sent this
Kaquenzingiriri, to command us respect wherever we went.
5th. - Without seeing us again, Lumeresi, evidently ashamed of the
power held over him by this rod of Suwarora's, walked off in the
night, leaving word that he was on his way to Ruhe's, to get back
my gun and all the other things that had been taken from Grant.
The same night a large herd of cattle was stolen from the boma
without any one knowing it; so next morning, when the loss was
discovered, all the Wahuma set off on the spoor to track them
down; but with what effect I never knew.
As I had now men enough to remove half our property, I made a
start of it, leaving Grant to bring up the rest. I believe I was
a most miserable spectre in appearance, puffing and blowing at
each step I took, with shoulder drooping, and left arm hanging
like a dead leg, which I was unable ever to swing. Grant,
remarking this, told me then, although fro a friendly delicacy he
had abstained from saying so earlier, that my condition, when he
first saw me on rejoining, gave him a sickening shock. Next day
(7th) he came up with the rest of the property, carried by men
who had taken service for that one march only.
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