. The book of the long trail. e braves. Stanleywent down with fever ; but he had himself carried inhis hammock when the march went on again. On thefourth day the enemys country was reached and thevillage of Zimbizo was captured. On the fifth day adetachment went out to reconnoitre, caught a spy,and beheaded him on the spot. This success elatedthe Arabs and brought them to grief. Some fivehundred of them, under Saoud, son of Said-bin-Majid,volunteered to go on and capture Wilyankurn, whereMirambo was just then with several of his principalchiefs. Stanley suggested that they should line outand f
. The book of the long trail. e braves. Stanleywent down with fever ; but he had himself carried inhis hammock when the march went on again. On thefourth day the enemys country was reached and thevillage of Zimbizo was captured. On the fifth day adetachment went out to reconnoitre, caught a spy,and beheaded him on the spot. This success elatedthe Arabs and brought them to grief. Some fivehundred of them, under Saoud, son of Said-bin-Majid,volunteered to go on and capture Wilyankurn, whereMirambo was just then with several of his principalchiefs. Stanley suggested that they should line outand fire the long grass before they advanced, so asto rout out the enemys skirmishers and spies, and havea clear field of action. But an Arab will never takeadvice: they arrived before Wilyankurn withouttaking any precautions, fired a few volleys into thevillage, and then charged. Mirambo was a savage, but he was much clevererthan these men of the old and famous Arab race. Whenhis enemies rushed the gate of the village, he slipped. ^^a.^\ciily!cotL, Fired a few volleys into the village, and then charged. 136 THE BOOK OF THE LONG TRAIL out of another gate, with his 400 fighting men, tookthem round the outside of the village and placed themin ambush close to the road by which the attack hadbeen made. When the Arabs returned they were torise at a signal from him, and each to stab his man. The Arabs meanwhile took the place withoutopposition. They might have been put on their guardby the total absence of Mirambo and his troops, butthey were too much occupied with the ivory and slaveswhich they found in plenty abandoned to their loaded themselves with booty and moved out toreturn by the way they came. Their march did notlast long : Mirambo gave his signal, his forest thievesrose instantly, speared each his man, and decapitatedhim too. Not an Arab survived, but some of theslaves escaped and ran with the news to Zimbizo. The loss was serious, but the panic was out of allproport
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