The "Pleasant Robber" killed - Division of the Spoil - Discord among the
Natives - The Life of Women spared in War
- Scarcity of Salt, among the
Latookas - Another Cause of Alarm - The Turks murder a Native - Country
disturbed - Good Sport - Two Thieves - Ibrahimawa's Reminiscences of
England - Party recalled to Obbo - White Ants - Destructiveness of Birds
- Cattle Stealers at Night - A Thief shot - My Wife ill with Fever -
March to Obbo - Great Puff Adder - Poison-fangs of Snakes - Violent
Storm - Arrive again at Obbo - Hostility caused by the Turks - The M.D.
attends us - Death of "Mouse" - Marauding Expedition - Saat becomes
scientific - Saat and Gaddum Her - Will England suppress the Slave
Trade? - Filthy Customs of the Natives - The Egyptian Scarabaeus -
Bacheeta, the Unyoro Slave - Intelligence of the Lake - Its probable
Commercial Advantages - Commerce with the Interior - Obbo the Clothing
Frontier - Death of my last Camel - Excellent Species of Gourd - A
Morning Call in Obbo - Katchiba's Musical Accomplishments - Loss of
remaining Donkey - Deceived by the Turks - Fever - Symptoms - Dismal
Prospect, "Coming Events," &c.
CHAPTER X.
LIFE AT OBBO.
Physician in General - Influence gained over the People - Katchiba is
applied to for Rain - "Are you a Rainmaker?" - Katchiba takes Counsel's
Opinion - Successful Case - Night-watch for Elephants - Elephant killed
- Dimensions of the Elephant - Wild Boars - Start for the South - Mrs.
Baker thrown from her Ox - The Asua River - Stalking Mehedehet Antelope
- A Prairie Fire - Tracking an Antelope - Turks' Standard-bearer killed
- Arrival at Shooa - The Neighbourhood of Shooa - Fruitfulness of Shooa
- Cultivation and Granaries - Absconding of Obbo Porters - "Wheels
within Wheels" - Difficulty in starting South - Departure from Shooa -
Fatiko Levee - Boundless Prairies - Fire the Prairies - Deceit of the
Guide - Arrive at the Victoria Nile - Arrive at Rionga's Country - Start
for Karuma - The Karuma Falls - Welcome by Kamrasi's People - Passage of
the River forbidden - To await Reply of Kamrasi - The Natives' Dread of
Kamrasi - They hold a Conference - Resolve to cross the River alone -
The Ferry of Atada - Reception by Keedja - I lull the Suspicions of the
Natives - Appellations of Speke and Grant - Freemasonry of Unyoro -
Native Curiosity - The Bark Cloth of Unyoro - Comparative Civilization
of Unyoros - Native Pottery - The Bottle Gourds used as Models - "Great
Men never in a Hurry to pay Visits" - Pronounced to be Speke's Brother -
The Escort cross the River - Neatness of the Natives in packing - Native
Manufactures - March parallel with the Victoria Nile - Severe Illness of
Mrs. Baker - March to the Capital - Kamrasi suspects Treachery - Arrive
at last at the Capital - Imprisoned on the Marsh - Expectation of an
Attack - Kamrasi makes a State Visit - Conversation with the King - His
Reception of my Presents - Another Interview with Kamrasi - Exchange
Blood and become Friends - Avarice of the King - Permitted to leave our
Fever-bed - Ibrahim and Party return North - Sulkiness of Bacheeta -
Attempt to barter for Speke's Rifle - Rapacity of the Chiefs.
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