. Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888. RETURN OF THE VICTORS 341 had taken women and children prisoners. Soon the camp was so crowded with cattle, &c, that it seemed impossible it could hold more, and our men, drunk with victory, smeared with their own blood and that of their victims, presented a horrible appearance, as they danced a war-dance opposite the tent of their master, and laid their booty at his feet. By five o'clock everyone was back but Qualla and three or
. Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888. RETURN OF THE VICTORS 341 had taken women and children prisoners. Soon the camp was so crowded with cattle, &c, that it seemed impossible it could hold more, and our men, drunk with victory, smeared with their own blood and that of their victims, presented a horrible appearance, as they danced a war-dance opposite the tent of their master, and laid their booty at his feet. By five o'clock everyone was back but Qualla and three or four others. Just as we had noticed his absence, another party. DRUNK WITH VICTORY. of warriors appeared on one of the neighbouring heights at a distance of some thousand paces from the camp, in the very direction from which we expected Qualla to come. Feeling pretty certain that our Somal was in the greatest danger if not already lost, Count Teleki sent fifty men to meet the warriors, hoping to turn their attention from Qualla should he be any- where near. One warrior presently advanced from amongst. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Höhnel, Ludwig, Ritter von, 1857-1942; Teleki, Samuel, Székigrof, 1845-1916; Bell, Nancy R. E. Meugens, "Mrs. A. E. Bell,". London, Longmans, Green and Co.
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