Ten years in Equatoria; . hey are not called on to aid others (in which case theflocks taken remain the latters property) effect on their ownaccount extensive inroads into the zone of hostilities, taking what-ever they can find. They live almost exclusively on their plant only a few bananas, and for this reason do not needslaves. Their language differs entirely from the Bantu, and hasonly deep guttural sounds. It is a rare occurrence to find aninterpreter by whom one Cftn connnunicate with them. Manytimes Europeans have visited their native country Kili-manjaro, the mount
Ten years in Equatoria; . hey are not called on to aid others (in which case theflocks taken remain the latters property) effect on their ownaccount extensive inroads into the zone of hostilities, taking what-ever they can find. They live almost exclusively on their plant only a few bananas, and for this reason do not needslaves. Their language differs entirely from the Bantu, and hasonly deep guttural sounds. It is a rare occurrence to find aninterpreter by whom one Cftn connnunicate with them. Manytimes Europeans have visited their native country Kili-manjaro, the mountains of Usagara, and the coast, but they werenot always received amicably.* Of their superiority in audacious rapine we had proofs duringthe nine days that we encamped at Usongo. One night threeasses were stolen from the caravan, and were only returned by theMasai robbers two days afterwards, on the authoritative interven-tion of Mitinginya. * Father Augustus Scbjnse, Willi, Stanle)j and Emin Fitsliu across EasternAfrica,. THE CHIEF MITINGINYA. 431 The Masai used to go round our encampment under the pretextof selling us articles of food; and although our men, aware of theirtendency to theft, stood on their guard, they had every day tolament some cheating on tiieir part. One day one of these men with sesame to sell, went to a hutwhen the wife of an Egyptian employe was alone. For a longtime he discussed the quality and quantity of his merchandise, andwliiist the woman, annoyed by his importunity, unfolded a piece ofcloth to show him, he caught it suddenly, tore it from her, and ranott. Theories of the robbed woman raised an alarm; the thiefwas soon arrested, and, luckily for him, the intervention of anofficer saved him from the clubs of the Soudanese servants. The place of the encampment was close to the habitation ofStokes, an English merchant, who undertakes to supply and guidecaravans from Zanzibar to the regions of Lake Victoria. Stokeshas married a daughter of Mitinginya. a
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