. In darkest Africa; or, the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria . r pre-tence of cutting phrynia leaves to roof their huts,vanished into the forest, eluding the guards, and escapedalong a path leading inland. Some of these managed togain a few fowls, a sheaf or two of sugar-cane, and anabundance of mature plantains, but there were othersw^ho met only misfortune. Three Manyuema were killed,and a Lado soldier of the irregulars of Emin Pashareceived a broad and sharp spear through his body,which, glancing past the vertebrse, caused a ghastlywound, but fortunately uninjured
. In darkest Africa; or, the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria . r pre-tence of cutting phrynia leaves to roof their huts,vanished into the forest, eluding the guards, and escapedalong a path leading inland. Some of these managed togain a few fowls, a sheaf or two of sugar-cane, and anabundance of mature plantains, but there were othersw^ho met only misfortune. Three Manyuema were killed,and a Lado soldier of the irregulars of Emin Pashareceived a broad and sharp spear through his body,which, glancing past the vertebrse, caused a ghastlywound, but fortunately uninjured a vital part. Thewounds were sewn up and bandages applied. The rearguard reported that on the road five Manyuema, threeZanzibaris, and one Soudanese were killed and eaten byghoulish natives who had been hiding while the columnwas passing, and that these men belonging to the Bana-lya party had been resting near their hiding-place, whenthey were suddenly set upon and despatched. It wasonly five days previously that I had addressed thepeople publicly on the danger they were incurring by. 8WOBDS AND KNIVES. {From a pliotogra] 24 IN DARKEST AFRICA. 1888. tliese useless and wholly unnecessary raids. When foodbept. 12. ^^^g really required, which was once in five days, aanginni. -f-Qp^gjj^g party would be sent to cut plantains in suchabundance that they sufficed for several days, andtwelve hours drying over a fire rendered the provisionsportable. Their absolute inability to keep their promise,and the absolute impossibility of compelling them to doso, had been the cause of twelve deaths, and the thirteenthperson was so seriously wounded that he was in imminentdanger of dying. AVe had the small-pox raging amongthe Manyuema and Madis, and daily creating havocamong their numbers, and we had this fatal want ofdiscipline, which was utterly irremediable in the forestregion. The more vehemently I laboured to correct thisdisorder in the mob, the more conscious I became thatonly a death pen
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