. Tramps round the Mountains of the Moon and through the back gate of the Congo State . skin oftheir feet is fortunately very leathery from use, butthey do feel the fatigue of walking on an iron-stoneroad when at its worst, as well as the perspiration fromexertion under the direct rays of the sun. Their skullsmust be thick indeed, as they have no objection toshaving their heads bare of its frizzled covering whensetting out on a long journey at the hottest time ofthe year. Our first camping-place being only about fourteenmiles away, and containing some good cychngstretches, I did not follow til
. Tramps round the Mountains of the Moon and through the back gate of the Congo State . skin oftheir feet is fortunately very leathery from use, butthey do feel the fatigue of walking on an iron-stoneroad when at its worst, as well as the perspiration fromexertion under the direct rays of the sun. Their skullsmust be thick indeed, as they have no objection toshaving their heads bare of its frizzled covering whensetting out on a long journey at the hottest time ofthe year. Our first camping-place being only about fourteenmiles away, and containing some good cychngstretches, I did not follow till , but got in justafter my caravan at ten. Having been met some dis-tance out, we were conducted in by an enthusiasticcompany headed by their teacher. Our first visit wasalways to the church for a little service of thanksgiv-ing, and a few preliminary words as to the meaning ofour coming. A senior Uganda teacher, named Sam-wiri Lukoma, stationed at the next stopping-place, wasto accompany me and act the part of inquisitor to thecandidates, and he turned up (with his two boys to. ^?^ ALBERT EDWARD ISLANDERS 113 carry his things) in good time to make a start uponthe four candidates whom the teachers were present-ing here. One of them, clad in a very spare sheepskin,was such a tiny chap that, but for Samwiris assuranceof his intelligence and good report, I should have felthim hardly ready for such a step. I well remembertwo others, in striking contrast to tiny Timoteo(Timothy), as the little fellow was baptized, whocame that day to be admitted as catechumens. Thesewere members of the Kings police, stout fellows, oneof them over 6 ft. and as brawny a man as thecountry knows; both were in due course baptized,and have since undertaken work as teachers. The boisterous way of congratulating the candi-dates after the service struck one as a little strange ;as they passed out of the church into the midst of thecrowd of neighbours, they were grasped by the hand,to a chorus of Webale,
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