. Explorations and adventures in the wilds of Africa; . , daughters of chiefs, allsmeared and shining with grease, were presented, marching in a linebefore the king, and looking their prettiest, whilst the happy fathersfloundered on the ground, delighted to find their darling daughtersappreciated by the monarch. Speke burst into a fit of laughter, whichwas imitated not only by the king but by the pages, his own men chuck-ling in sudden gusto, though afraid of looking King Makes a Capture. The king at last returned Spekes visit. Having taken off his turbansas Speke was accustomed to take
. Explorations and adventures in the wilds of Africa; . , daughters of chiefs, allsmeared and shining with grease, were presented, marching in a linebefore the king, and looking their prettiest, whilst the happy fathersfloundered on the ground, delighted to find their darling daughtersappreciated by the monarch. Speke burst into a fit of laughter, whichwas imitated not only by the king but by the pages, his own men chuck-ling in sudden gusto, though afraid of looking King Makes a Capture. The king at last returned Spekes visit. Having taken off his turbansas Speke was accustomed to take off his hat, he seated himself on hisstool. Everything that struck his eye was admired and begged for,though nothing seemed to please him so much as the travellers wide^awake and mosquito curtains. The women, who were allowed to peepinto Banas (the white mans) den, received a couple of sacks of beads, tocommemorate the visit. A few days afterwards he was accompanying the king when anadjutant-bird was seen in a tree. The king had a gun Speke had given. CURIOUS ADJUTANT-BIRD 169 1T0 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS him, but he had little more than one charge of powder remaining,Speke had left his gun at home. The king at the second shot killedthe bird, greatly to his delight. He insisted upon carrying the bird toshow to his mother. Before entering the palace, however, he changed his European clothesfor a white goat-skin wrapper. Directly afterwards a battalion of hisarmy arrived before the palace, under the command of his chief officer,whom Speke called Colonel Congou. The king came out with spear andshield in hand, preceded by the bird, and took post in front of theenclosure. His troops were divided into three companies, each contain-ing about two hundred men. After passing in single file, they wenVthrough various evolutions. Nothing, Speke says, could be more wildor fantastic than the sight which ensued. Each man carried two spearsand one shield, held as if approaching an enemy. They th
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