How I Found Livingstone Travels, Adventures And Discoveries In Central Africa Including Four Months Residence With Dr. Livingstone By Sir Henry M. Stanley
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Sheikh Thani, Having Put On The Cap Of Consideration And Joined
Heads With Hamed And The Faithful Serviles, Thought If
I paid
twelve doti, out of which three should be of Ulyah+ quality,
that the Sultan might possibly condescend to
Accept our tribute;
supposing he was persuaded by the oratorical words of the "Faithfuls,"
that the Musungu had nothing with him but the mashiwa (boat),
which would be of no use to him, come what might, - with which
prudent suggestion the Musungu concurred, seeing its wisdom.
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* White men.
+ Best, or superior.
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The slaves departed, bearing this time from our boma thirty doti,
with our best wishes for their success. In an hour they returned
with empty hands, but yet unsuccessful. The Sultan demanded six
doti of Merikani, and a fundo of bubu, from the Musungu; and from
the Arabs and other caravans, twelve doti more. For the third time
the slaves departed for the Sultan's tembe, carrying with them six
doti Merikani and a fundo of bubu from myself, and ten doti from
the Arabs. Again they returned to us with the Sultan's words,
"That, as the doti of the Musungu were short measure, and the cloths
of the Arabs of miserable quality, the Musungu must send three doti
full measure, and the Arabs five doti of Kaniki." My three doti
were at once measured out with the longest fore-arm - according
to Kigogo measure - and sent off by Bombay; but the Arabs, almost
in despair, declared they would be ruined if they gave way to such
demands, and out of the five doti demanded sent only two, with a
pleading to the Sultan that he would consider what was paid as
just and fair Muhongo, and not ask any more.
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