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. Across Africa. Indigenous peoples -- Africa, Central; Plants -- Africa, Central; Africa, Central -- Description and travel. 274 ACROSS AFRICA. [Chap. August, 1874. sound and well-deserved thrashings to some AYanyamwezi por- ters from Nyangwe, who had taken advantage of the row to commence looting a village. We camped about two miles from Russuna's village, yet he, together with his brother and half a dozen wives, came to stay with us during our two days' halt. He visited me very often, bringing a different wife each time. They were the hand- somest women I had seen in Africa, and, in additio
. Across Africa. Indigenous peoples -- Africa, Central; Plants -- Africa, Central; Africa, Central -- Description and travel. 274 ACROSS AFRICA. [Chap. August, 1874. sound and well-deserved thrashings to some AYanyamwezi por- ters from Nyangwe, who had taken advantage of the row to commence looting a village. We camped about two miles from Russuna's village, yet he, together with his brother and half a dozen wives, came to stay with us during our two days' halt. He visited me very often, bringing a different wife each time. They were the hand- somest women I had seen in Africa, and, in addition to their kilts of grass-cloth, w^ore scarfs of the same material across their 6UB-CIIIKP. On the second day all fear of me and bashfulness had van- ished, and they came in a body to see me. I soon had them all sitting around me looking at pictures and other curiosities; and after a time they began to wax so much more familiar that they turned up the legs and sleeves of my sleeping suit, which I al- ways wore in camp, to discover whether it was my face alone that was white. Indeed, they ultimately became so inquisitive. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cameron, Verney Lovett, 1844-1894; Oliver, Daniel, 1830-1916. New York : Harper & Bros.
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