. Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Talaki's exploring . ^ notfrom nervousness, for they allowed the women laden with foodto approach a good bit nearer to us. We gazed at the dark,supple forms with eager curiosity, but drew back when thefirst group squatted down at a distance of some 200 pacesfrom the camp, lest the sight of our white faces should upsetthe negotiations. Jumbe Kimemeta, Qualla, Lembasso, anda few of the men went forward, and a shauri began, the upshotof which was that the natives said, We are glad that you. ARRIVAL AMONGST THE EESHIAT. are com
. Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Talaki's exploring . ^ notfrom nervousness, for they allowed the women laden with foodto approach a good bit nearer to us. We gazed at the dark,supple forms with eager curiosity, but drew back when thefirst group squatted down at a distance of some 200 pacesfrom the camp, lest the sight of our white faces should upsetthe negotiations. Jumbe Kimemeta, Qualla, Lembasso, anda few of the men went forward, and a shauri began, the upshotof which was that the natives said, We are glad that you. ARRIVAL AMONGST THE EESHIAT. are come to us, we will remain your friends, and the onlystruggle shall be between your beautiful goods and our pro-ducts. And in this you will get the worst of it, for ourfood supplies are inexhaustible. With beaming face Quallacame back with this message. The whole tone of the shaurimust have been most cordial, for he could not sufficientlyexpress his wondering admiration of these Washenzi, as hecalled them. Qualla was now told to go back to the natives, who did not THE OROMAJ OR CHIEF OF THE RESHIAT VILLAGE 157 approach nearer until the fence was completed, and show themsome of our wares, with a view to finding out what they wouldlike best. But now a great disappointment awaited us. Ironwas worthless, the}^ did not care for stuffs, and they tookour little beads for seeds. The only things they fancied werethe big blue ukuta beads, which, though they had neverseen them before, they at once called Tcharra or these, unfortunately, we had only ten
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