Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . e rolled himself about in the dust,screaming out Kina bomba! He had never before seen a white man,but had met with black native traders, who came, he said, for ivory, butnot for slaves. His wife would have been good looking, had she not ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY TO THE EAST COAST. 141 followed the custom of her country by knocking out her teeth. Monzesoon made himself at home, and presented the t
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . e rolled himself about in the dust,screaming out Kina bomba! He had never before seen a white man,but had met with black native traders, who came, he said, for ivory, butnot for slaves. His wife would have been good looking, had she not ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY TO THE EAST COAST. 141 followed the custom of her country by knocking out her teeth. Monzesoon made himself at home, and presented the travellers with as muchfood as they required. As they advanced, the country oecame still more beautiful, aboundingwith large game. Often buffaloes were seen standing on eminences. Oneday, a buffalo was found lying down, and the doctor went to secure it forfood. Though the animal received three balls they did not prove fatal,and it turned round as if to charge. The doctor and his companionsran for shelter to some rocks, but before they gained them, they foundthat three elephants had cut off their retreat. The enormous brutes, how-ever, turned off, and allowed them to gain the rocks. As the buffalo was. CURIOUS MODE OF SALUTING A STRANGER. moving rapidly away the doctor tried a long shot, and, to the satisfactionof his followers, broke the animals fore leg. The young men soonbrought it to a stand, and another shot in its brain settled it. They hadthus an abundance of food, which was shared by the villagers of theneighborhood. Soon afterwards an elephant was killed by his men. Leaving the Elephant Valley, they reached the residence of a chiefnamed Semalembue, who, soon after their arrival, paid them a visit, andpresented five or six baskets of meal and maize, and one of ground nuts,saying that he feared his guest would sleep the first night at his vil-lage hungry. The chief professed great joy at hearing the words of theGospel of Peace, replying: Now I shall cultivate largely, in t
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