How I found Livingstone : $b Travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. LivingstoneStanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)
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How I found Livingstone : $b Travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone
Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)
Africa, Central -- Description and travel; Livingstone, David, 1813-1873
Arriving at Cape Kabogi, we came to the territory of the Wasansi. We
knew we were abreast of a different tribe by the greeting "Moholo,"
which a group of fishermen gave us; as that of the Wavira was "Wake,"
like that of Urundi, Usige, and Uhha.
We soon sighted Cape Luvumba--a sloping projection of a mountain ridge
which shot far into the lake. As a storm was brewing, we steered for a
snug little cove that appeared before a village; and, drawing our canoe
from the water, began to set the tent, and make other preparations for
passing the night.
As the natives appeared quiet and civil enough, we saw no reason to
suspect that they entertained any hostility to Arabs and Wangwana.
Accordingly we had our breakfast cooked, and as usual laid down for an
afternoon nap. I soon fell asleep, and was dreaming away in my tent, in
happy oblivion of the strife and contention that had risen since I had
gone to sleep, when I heard a voice hailing me with, "Master, master!
get up, quick. Here is a fight going to begin!" I sprang up, and
snatching my revolver belt from the gun-stand, walked outside. Surely,
there appeared to be considerable animus between the several factions;
between a noisy, vindictive-looking set of natives of the one part, and
our people of the other part. Seven or eight of our people had taken
refuge behind the canoe, and had their loaded guns half pointing at the
passionate mob, which was momentarily increasing in numbers, but I could
not see the Doctor anywhere.
"Where is the Doctor?" I asked.
"He has gone over that hill, sir, with his compass," said Selim.
"Anybody with him?"
"Susi and Chumah."
"You, Bombay, send two men off to warn the Doctor, and tell him to hurry
up here."
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