. In darkest Africa; or, the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria . etic himself, and I found that energy, as well asdisease, becomes contagious. He had prepared for animmediate start after us. His mother, an old lady,seventy-five years old, with a million of wrinkles in herghastly white face, was not very fortunate in her intro-duction to me, for, while almost at white heat, she threwherself before me in the middle of the square, jabberingin Arabic to me, upon which, with an impatient wave of OSMAN LA TIF EFFENDFS MOTHER. 207 fche hand, I cried, Get out of this ; this is
. In darkest Africa; or, the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria . etic himself, and I found that energy, as well asdisease, becomes contagious. He had prepared for animmediate start after us. His mother, an old lady,seventy-five years old, with a million of wrinkles in herghastly white face, was not very fortunate in her intro-duction to me, for, while almost at white heat, she threwherself before me in the middle of the square, jabberingin Arabic to me, upon which, with an impatient wave of OSMAN LA TIF EFFENDFS MOTHER. 207 fche hand, I cried, Get out of this ; this is not the placefor old women. She lifted her hands and eyes up sky-ward, gave a little shriek, and cried, 0 Allah ! insuch tragic tones that almost destroyed my one in the square witnessed the limp and shrunkfigure, and laughed loudly at the poor old thing as shebeat a hasty retreat. While arranging his eleven loads, consisting of basketsof provisions, carpets, and cooking-pots and family bed-ding, Osman Latif EfFendi held the Koran between thumb 6- Kavallis,. AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN LADY and finger, and alternately appealed to the Arabic lines,and to the Arab lares and penates in the baskets. Among the people yesterday I found forty-nine youngfellows without arms. As they drew up in line theypreferred a request to be armed with rifles. Not know-ing their character, I sent to the Pasha to be good enoughto give me a list of the most deserving, that they mightassist in the defence of the column while on the march,but he begged to be excused, as he did not feel wellenough. Poor Casati is not on speaking terms with the 208 IN DARKEST AFRICA. 1889. Pasha, because of his judgment against him in the matterApni 6. ^£ ^j^g little black girl of the other day, and I supposethe Pasha will not be on speaking terms with me, be-cause of the shock of yesterday. The march will do them all good. When the Pashais in presence of Euwenzori—the Mountains of theMoon—he will
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