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 .. . out between two rocks which-towered to the skies. , The Makololo looked blank, and proposed return-ing to the ship. Never mind, said the doctor, we will go on and wonderful rocks. Their head man, Massakasa, declared that there must be a lake,because it was in the white mens books, and scolded the natives forspeaking a falsehood. They then admitted that there was a lake., Thechief
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 .. . out between two rocks which-towered to the skies. , The Makololo looked blank, and proposed return-ing to the ship. Never mind, said the doctor, we will go on and wonderful rocks. Their head man, Massakasa, declared that there must be a lake,because it was in the white mens books, and scolded the natives forspeaking a falsehood. They then admitted that there was a lake., Thechief brought them a present in the evening. Scarcely had he gone AFLOAT ON THE RIVER ZAMBESI. 165 when a fearful cry arose from the river; a crocodile had carried off hisprincipal wife. The Makololo, seizing their arms, rushed to the rescue;but it was too late. Many of the natives show great courage and skill in capturing theseformidable monsters which infest the rivers of Africa. The followinggraphic narrativ^e by a traveller connected with an exploring party in theTropics relates the manner in which the natives sometimes take theirprey. You come and see Igubo kill de crocodile, I heard Timbo say to Leo. IGUBO PLUNGED HIS KNIFE INTO THE MONSTERs SIDE. and Natty. These were names of natives accompanying our expedition. Igubo had provided himself with a piece of one of the animals whichhe had brought home, and which had become no longer eatable. Hehad fastened it to the end of a long rope, and his sons carried it down tothe water. Timbo and Leo, with the two boys, set off after them; and,taking my rifle, I followed to see what would happen. On reaching the river, Igubo threw in the meat as far as he could, fas-tening the end of the rope to the trunk of a tree. Then, on his makinga sign to us to hide ourselves, we retired behind some bushes. In a shorttime the rope was violently tugged, and Igubo, throwing off his scanty 166 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. garments, drew his sharp knife from
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