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 .. . alled, the Weezee, aregreat traders, and travel to a considerable distance in pursuit of theirbusiness. When a husband returns from a journey, his favorite wife prepares toreceive him in a peculiar manner. Having put on all her ornaments, towhich she adds a cap of feathers, she proceeds, with her friends, to the^principal wife of the chief, when, the lady coming forth, they all dance-before
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 .. . alled, the Weezee, aregreat traders, and travel to a considerable distance in pursuit of theirbusiness. When a husband returns from a journey, his favorite wife prepares toreceive him in a peculiar manner. Having put on all her ornaments, towhich she adds a cap of feathers, she proceeds, with her friends, to the^principal wife of the chief, when, the lady coming forth, they all dance-before her, taking care to be thus occupied when the husband makes 35 546 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. his appearance, a band of music playing away and making as much noiseas possible with their instruments. In February news was brought that Sheikh Snay had carried out hisintention of attacking Manua Sera, whom he found esconced in a houseat Tura. Manua, however, made his escape, when Snay plundered thewhole district, and shot and murdered every one he fell in with, carryingoff a number of slaves. The chief, in consequence, threatened to attackCaze as soon as the merchants had gone off on their expeditions ANCING PARTY TO WELCOME A RETURNING HUSBAND. search of ivory. Soon after this it was reported that Snay and otherArabs had been killed, as well as a number of slaves. This proved to betrue. Finding that nothing more could be done at Caze, the travellers,assembling their caravan, commenced their march northward. At Min-inga they were received by an ivory merchant named Sirboko. Hereone of Sirbokos slaves, who had been chained up, addressed Speke, pit-ebtisly exclaiming: Oh, my lord, take pity on me! When I was afrddman, I saw you on the Tanganyika Lake; my people were there TWO CELEBRATED EXPLORERS. 547 attacked by the Watuta, and, being badly wounded, I was left for dead,when, recovering, I was sold to the Arabs, If you will liberate me, Iwill never run away, but serve you faithful
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