Ten years in Equatoria; . raditional habit; a great mantle of stuff made from the bark oftrees, surmounted by a leopard skin hanging at his back andround his neck; his head crowned with talismans, his wrists, neck. THE GREAT SACRIFICE. 253 and ankles ornamented with large glass beads, and holding hislance in his right hand. The members of the Condo and all thenobles were arranged in a semicircle in the great court, sitting ontheir little benches ; the guardian of the mimncjo stood at the righthand of the king, holding high the fatal axe; mujgare and a smallchair belonging to the grand rite wer
Ten years in Equatoria; . raditional habit; a great mantle of stuff made from the bark oftrees, surmounted by a leopard skin hanging at his back andround his neck; his head crowned with talismans, his wrists, neck. THE GREAT SACRIFICE. 253 and ankles ornamented with large glass beads, and holding hislance in his right hand. The members of the Condo and all thenobles were arranged in a semicircle in the great court, sitting ontheir little benches ; the guardian of the mimncjo stood at the righthand of the king, holding high the fatal axe; mujgare and a smallchair belonging to the grand rite were placed in the front; a largecup was on the ground a little way off; terror and silence restedupon the assembly. The king made a sign with his head; the great men rose, and,bowing in sign of reverence, approached him; he touched one of themwith the point of his spear on the shoulder; the chief advancedand extended his neck; the horrid axe descended ; the bloodwas caught in the cup; the king with his finger sprinkled some. A HUMAN SACRIFICE. of it on his own forehead and cheeks, then on those of the greatmen ; grasping the vase he poured the remaining blood on thedrum and on the little seat. The sacrifice was complete ; nuf/r/are,seat, lance, axe, and cup were raised and carried to the residenceof the queen-mother. At a sign from the king the sorrowingparents took away the body of the unhappy Kisa, late chief of thedistrict of Maenghe. The drums and fifes sounded for a feast;they killed oxen, opened jars of beer, and the drunken people thendanced and enjoyed themselves upon the ground just bathed with the blood of the victim. ****** Mens minds being at ease, all thoughts and hearts returned totheir ancient boldness. Confident of success, the madmen blindly 2 5 4 TEN YEARS IN EQUA TORI A. relied on tlie security given by supernatural protection, andagain took up the thread of their enterprises. When Ohua thought that Emins approach was near, hesuddenly decided to abandon Juaya.
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