A Judicious Threat Of The Stick, However, Put
Things Right, And On We Marched Five Successive Days To Kari - As
The place was afterwards named, in consequence of the tragedy
mentioned below - the whole distance accomplished being thirty
miles from
The capital, through a fine hilly country, with
jungles and rich cultivation alternating. The second march,
after crossing the Katawana river with its many branches flowing
north-east into the huge rush-drain of Luajerri, carried us
beyond the influence of the higher hills, and away from the huge
grasses which characterise the southern boundary of Uganda
bordering on the lake.
Each day's march to Kari was directed much in the same manner.
After a certain number of hours' travelling, Budja appointed some
village of residence for the night, avoiding those which belonged
to the queen, lest any rows should take place in them, which
would create disagreeable consequences with the king, and
preferring those the heads of which had been lately seized by the
orders of the king. Nevertheless, wherever we went, all the
villagers forsook their homes, and left their houses, property,
and gardens an easy prey to the thieving propensities of the
escort. To put a stop to this vile practice was now beyond my
power; the king allowed it, and his men were the first in every
house, taking goats, fowls, skins, mbugus, cowries, beads, drums,
spears, tobacco, pombe, - in short, everything they could lay
their hands on - in the most ruthless manner. It was a perfect
marauding campaign for them all, and all alike were soon laden
with as much as they could carry.
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