. My Apingi kingdom: with life in the great Sahara, and sketches of the chase of the ostrich, hyena, &c . , for to-mor-row morning I shall start in the direction where the sundisappears beyond yonder forest, and where it sets. Myvoice you will hear no more. With your women andwith yourselves I shall talk no more. Your childrenwill not play with me any more. The ticking of myclock (pointing in the direction where it was) will gowith me. Apingi, I love you. Aj)ingi, you have beengood to the Spirit. The Spirit will never forget , you are my fi-iend; Remandji, said 1 once / lilNG THE
. My Apingi kingdom: with life in the great Sahara, and sketches of the chase of the ostrich, hyena, &c . , for to-mor-row morning I shall start in the direction where the sundisappears beyond yonder forest, and where it sets. Myvoice you will hear no more. With your women andwith yourselves I shall talk no more. Your childrenwill not play with me any more. The ticking of myclock (pointing in the direction where it was) will gowith me. Apingi, I love you. Aj)ingi, you have beengood to the Spirit. The Spirit will never forget , you are my fi-iend; Remandji, said 1 once / lilNG THE KAWUO. 153 more, taking his two hands in mine,you ai-e my friend,and I looked steadily in his THE SllItlT TAKING LKAYE. Then, ringing the kendo once more, I slionted with allmy power, Apingi, it is the last time I shall ring thekendo in your land. Wlien yon made me king yon gaveit to me, and as your clnef I had to wear it. To you,Ivemandji, I now return it. But as I was ready to handthe kendo to Eemandji, the people, with one voice, shout-ed, Keep it! keep it in remembrance of us. Keep it,Spirit! keep it; for we want yon to ring the kendo in thtland of the spirits. So, in the midst of tremendous andexciting cheers, I replaced the kendo on my shoulder, andthen seated myself. I liave since presented the kendo tomy much-venerated friend. Sir Boderick Murchison. 154 MT APINOI KINGDOM. Then Remandji got up and said: Apingi people, theSpirit is going away. The Spirit is to leave us. Butthe Spirit can not be angry with us, Tlie Spirit hassaid, and you have heard him say it, that he loved meand that he loved you. To-morrow morning the Spiritis going away. I have seen the Spirit; you h
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