Ten years in Equatoria; . station at Lado saluted the steamer that was to sail toKhartoum. The hope of an early return of that vessel made mealmost anxious to see it depart, nor was it I alone who cherishedthat hope. At this time Dr. Eraldo Dabbene, a clever young man,enthusiastically fond of Africa, was about to return to Italy, beingcompelled to leave by the climate, which was unfavourable to his * P. Perolari Malmignati: LEgitto senza Egiziani (Egypt withoutEgyptians). i86 TEN YEARS IN EQUATORIA. health. He had visited the countries on the Nile south of Lad« •,and journeyed as far as Fatiko
Ten years in Equatoria; . station at Lado saluted the steamer that was to sail toKhartoum. The hope of an early return of that vessel made mealmost anxious to see it depart, nor was it I alone who cherishedthat hope. At this time Dr. Eraldo Dabbene, a clever young man,enthusiastically fond of Africa, was about to return to Italy, beingcompelled to leave by the climate, which was unfavourable to his * P. Perolari Malmignati: LEgitto senza Egiziani (Egypt withoutEgyptians). i86 TEN YEARS IN EQUATORIA. health. He had visited the countries on the Nile south of Lad« •,and journeyed as far as Fatiko and the country of the Shooli, collecting insects May 2, 1883.—I was thinking of returning to the Westerncountries, and Emin, desirous of securing the safety of the newDongu road, and visiting Mambettu-land, asked to accompany reached Tendia, passing through Wandy and Ndirfi, and heestablished a garrison of irregular soldiers there. Then we travelledto Dongu, and Emin Bey, after having entered upon agi-eements. with the native chiefs, es-tablished two stations there,which he called Mundu andDongu. I preceded him to Mam-bettu-land ; and as I didnot wish to journey upon aroad I knew already, I de-cided to visit the country bftween the Gadda and Ello rivers, in-habited by a colony of Maigo. The population was large and thecountry flourishing, with numerous villages and vast I had scarcely reached the neighbourhood of the river CTaddawhen my people, who preceded me, were stopped and porters dropped their burdens and fled back by the tried to stop them, but not a single one answered my call. Ihastened to the spot, and in the bushes of banana trees—surround-ing the village on the river side—I found some natives hiding andprepared to fight. For two days it was impossible to alter thefeeling of these men, as they were suspicious and excited by the
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