Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . es, never attempting resistance ifovertaken. Their only dress consists of a strip of cloth round thewaist. Captain Grant was here seized with fever, and the sickness of the Hot-tentots much increased. A long days march from the hilly Usagaracountry led the party into the comparatively level land of Ugogo. Foodwas scarce, the inhabitants living on the seed of the calabash to savetheir stores
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . es, never attempting resistance ifovertaken. Their only dress consists of a strip of cloth round thewaist. Captain Grant was here seized with fever, and the sickness of the Hot-tentots much increased. A long days march from the hilly Usagaracountry led the party into the comparatively level land of Ugogo. Foodwas scarce, the inhabitants living on the seed of the calabash to savetheir stores of grain. The country has a wild aspect, well in keeping with the natives whooccupy it. The men never appeared without their spears and are fond of ornaments, the ordinary one being a tube of gourdthrust through the lower lobe of the ear. Their color is somewhat likethat of a rich plum. Impulsive and avaricious, they forced their way intothe camp to obtain gifts, and thronged the road as the travellers passed by,jeering, quizzing, and pointing at them. Later they encamped on the eastern border of the largest clearing inUgogo, called Kanyenye, stacking their loads beneath a large gouty-. \^^^^ ^i (534) TWO CELEBRATED EXPLORERS. 535 limbed tree. Here eight of the Wanyamuezi porters absconded, carry-ing off their loads, accompanied by two Wagogo boys. Speke went to shoot a hippopotamus at night. Having killed one, twoTTiore approacljied in a stealthy, fidgety way. Stepping out from hisshelter, with the two boys carrying his second rifle, he planted a ball inthe largest, which brought him round with a roar in the best position forreceiving a second shot; but, on turning round to take his spare rifleSpeke found that the black boys had scrambled off like monkeys up atree, while the hippopotamus, fortunately for him, shuffled away withoutcharging. He hurried back to let his people know that there was food for themthat they might take possession of it before the hungry Wa
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