| CHAPTER XIII. |
| The Niam-niam—Signification of the name—General characteristics—Distinctnationality—Complexion and tattooing—Time spent on hair-dressing—Frisureà la gloire—Favourite adornments—Weapons—Soldierlybearing—A nation of hunters—Women agriculturists—Thebest beer in Africa—Cultivated plants—Domestic animals—Dogs—Preparationof maize—Cannibalism—Analogy with the Fans of theWest Coast—Architecture—Power of the princes—Their households—Eventsduring war—Immunity of the white man—Wanton destructionof elephants—Bait for wild-fowl—Arts and manufactures—Formsof greeting—Position of the women—An African pastime—Musicaltaste—Professional jesters and minstrels—Praying-machine—Auguries—Mourningfor the dead—Disposal of the dead—Genealogicaltable of Niam-niam princes | [Page 1] |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| Mohammed’s friendship for Munza—Invitation to an audience—Solemnescort to the royal halls—Waiting for the king—Architecture of thehalls—Grand display of ornamental weapons—Fantastic attire of thesovereign—Features and expression—Stolid composure—Offeringgifts—Toilette of Munza’s wives—The king’s mode of smoking—Useof the cola-nut—Musical performances—Court fool—Court eunuch—Munza’soration—Monbuttoo hymn—Munza’s gratitude—A presentof a house—Curiosity of natives—Skull-market—Niam-niam envoys—Faircomplexion of natives—Visit from Munza’s wives—Triumphalprocession—A bath under surveillance—Discovery of the sword-bean—Munza’scastle and private apartments—Reserve on geographical subjects—Non-existenceof Piaggia’s lake—My dog exchanged for apygmy—Goats of the Momvoo—Extract of meat—Khartoomers’stations in Monbuttoo country—Mohammed’s plan for proceeding southwards—Temptationto penetrate farther towards interior—Money andgood fortune—Great festival—Cæsar dances—Munza’s visits—TheGuinea-hog—My washing-tub | [37] |
| CHAPTER XV. |
| The Monbuttoo—Previous accounts of the Monbuttoo—Population—Surroundingnations—Neglect of agriculture—Products of the soil—Produceof the chase—Forms of greeting—Preparation of food—Universalcannibalism—National pride and warlike spirit—Power of thesovereign—His habits—The royal household—Advanced culture ofthe Monbuttoo—Peculiarities of race—Fair hair and complexion—Analogyto the Fulbe—Preparation of bark—Nudity of the women—Paintingof the body—Coiffure of men and women—Mutilation notpractised—Equipment of warriors—Manipulation of iron—Earlyknowledge of copper—Probable knowledge of platinum—Tools—Wood-carving—Stoolsand benches—Symmetry of water-bottles—Largehalls—Love of ornamental trees—Conception of SupremeBeing | [80] |
| CHAPTER XVI. |
| The Pygmies—Nubian stories—Ancient classical allusions—Homer,Herodotus, Aristotle—My introduction to Pygmies—Adimokoo theAkka—Close questioning—War-dance—Visits from many Akka—Mummery’sPygmy corps—My adopted Pygmy—Nsewue’s life anddeath—Dwarf races of Africa—Accounts of previous authors: Battel,Dapper, Kölle—Analogy of Akka with Bushmen—Height and complexion—Hairand beards—Shape of the body—Awkward gait—Gracefulhands—Form of skull—Size of eyes and ears—Lips—Gesticulations—Dialectinarticulate—Dexterity and cunning—Munza’sprotection of the race | [122] |
| CHAPTER XVII. |
| Return to the North—Tikkitikki’s reluctance to start—Passage of theGadda—Sounding the Keebaly—The river Kahpily—Cataracts ofthe Keebaly—Kubby’s refusal of boats—Our impatience—Crowdsof hippopotamuses—Possibility of fording the river—Origin and connectionof the Keebaly—Division of highland and lowland—Geographicalexpressions of Arabs and Nubians—Mohammedan perversions—Returnto Nembey—Bivouac in the border-wilderness—Eatingwax—The Niam-niam declare war—Parley with the enemy—Mymistrust of the guides—Treacherous attack on Mohammed—Mohammed’sdangerous wound—Open war—Detruncated heads—Effectof arrows—Mohammed’s defiance—Attack on the abattis—Pursuit ofthe enemy—Inexplicable appearance of 10,000 men—Waudo’s unpropitiousomen—My Niam-niam and their oracle—Mohammed’s speedycure—Solar phenomenon—Dogs barbarously speared—Women captured—Niam-niamaffection for their wives—Calamus—Upper courseof the Mbrwole—Fresh captive—Her composure—Alteration inscenery—Arrival at the Nabambisso | [147] |
| CHAPTER XVIII. |
| Solitary days and short provisions—Productive ant-hill—Ideal plentyand actual necessity—Attempt at epicurism—Expedition to the east—Papyrusswamp—Disgusting food of the Niam-niam—Merdyan’sSeriba—Hyæna as beast of prey—Losing the way—Reception inTuhamy’s Seriba—Scenery of Mondoo—Gyabir’s marriage—Discoveryof the source of the Dyoor—Mount Baginze—Vegetation ofmountain—Cyanite gneiss—Mohammed’s campaign against Mbeeoh—ThreeBongo missing—Skulls Nos. 36, 37, and 38—Indifference ofNubians to cannibalism—Horrible scene—Change in mode of living—Invasionof ants—Peculiar method of crossing the Sway—Bad tidings—Successfulchase—Extract of meat—Return of long absent friends—Adventuresof Mohammed’s detachment—Route from Rikkete toKanna—Disappointment with Niam-niam dog—Limited authority ofNganye—Suspension-bridge over the Tondy | [194] |
| CHAPTER XIX. |
| Division of the caravan—Trip to the east—African elk—Bamboo-forests—SeribaMbomo on the Lehssy—Abundance of corn—Route betweenKuddoo and Mbomo—Maize-culture—Harness-bushbock—Leopardcarried in triumph—Leopards and panthers—The Babuckur—Lips ofthe Babuckur women—Surprised by buffaloes—Accident in crossingthe Lehssy—Tracts of wilderness—Buffaloes in the bush—TheMashirr hills—Tamarinds again—Wild dates—Tikkitikki and thecows—The Viceroy’s scheme—Hunger on the march—Passage of theTondy—Suggestion for a ferry—Prosperity of Ghattas’s establishments—Arrivalof expected stores—A dream realised—Trip to Kurkur—Hyænadogs—Dislike of the Nubians to pure water—Two soldierskilled by Dinka—Attempt to rear an elephant—My menagerie—Accidentfrom an arrow—Cattle plagues—Meteorology—Trip to theDyoor—Gyabir’s delusion—Bad news of Mohammed—Preparationsfor a second Niam-niam journey | [246] |
| CHAPTER XX. |
| A disastrous day—Failure to rescue my effects—Burnt Seriba by night—Comfortlessbed—A wintry aspect—Rebuilding the Seriba—Causeof the fire—Idrees’s apathy—An exceptionally wet day—Bad newsof Niam-niam expedition—Measuring distance by footsteps—Start tothe Dyoor—Khalil’s kind reception—A restricted wardrobe—Temperatureat its minimum—Corn requisitions of Egyptian troops—Slavetrade carried on by soldiers—Suggestions for improved transport—Chinesehand-barrows—Defeat of Khartoomers by Ndoruma—Nubians’fear of bullets—A lion shot—Nocturnal disturbance—Measurementsof the river Dyoor—Hippopotamus hunt—Habits of hippopotamus—Hippopotamusfat—Nile whips—Recovery of a manuscript—Characterof the Nubians—Nubian superstitions—Strife in theEgyptian camp | [289] |
| CHAPTER XXI. |
| Fresh wanderings—Dyoor remedy for wounds—Crocodiles in the Ghetty—Formerresidence of Miss Tinné—Dirt and disorder—The Baggara-Rizegat—Anenraged fanatic—The Pongo—Frontiers of the Bongoand Golo—A buffalo-calf shot—Idrees Wod Defter’s Seriba—Golodialect—Corn magazines of the Golo—The Kooroo—The goats’ brook—Increasinglevel of land—Seebehr’s Seriba Dehm Nduggoo—Discontentof the Turks—Visit to an invalid—Ibrahim Effendi—Establishmentof the Dehms—Nubians rivals to the slave-dealers—Population of DarFerteet—The Kredy—Overland route to Kordofan—Shekka—Coppermines of Darfoor—Raw copper | [332] |
| CHAPTER XXII. |
| Underwood of Cycadeæ—Peculiar mills of the Kredy—Wanderings inthe wilderness—Crossing the Beery—Inhospitable reception at Mangoor—Numerousbrooks—Huge emporium of slave-trade—Highestpoint of my travels—Western limit—Gallery-woods near DehmGudyoo—Scorbutic attack—Dreams and their fulfilment—Courtesyof Yumma—Remnants of ancient mountain ridges—Upper course ofthe Pongo—Information about the far west—Great river of Dar AbooDinga—Barth’s investigations—Primogeniture of the Bahr-el-Arab—Firstgiving of the weather—Elephant-hunters from Darfoor—TheSehre—Wild game around Dehm Adlan—Cultivated plants of theSehre—Magic tuber—Deficiency of water—A night without a roof—Irrepressiblegood spirits of the Sehre—Lower level of the land—Aminiature mountain-range—Norway rats—Gigantic fig-tree inMoody—The “evil eye”—Little steppe-burning—Return to Khalil’squarters | [373] |
| CHAPTER XXIII. |
| Katherine II.’s villages—Goods bartered by slave-traders—Agents ofslave-traders—Baseness of Fakis—Horrible scene—Enthusiasm ofslave-dealers—Hospitality shown to slave-dealers—Three classes ofGellahbas—Intercourse with Mofio—Price of slaves—Relative valueof races—Private slaves of the Nubians—Voluntary slaves—Slave-women—Themurhaga—Agricultural slave-labour—Population ofthe district—Five sources of the slave-trade—Repressive measuresof the Government—Slave-raids of Mehemet Ali—Slow progress ofhumanity—Accomplishment of half the work—Egypt’s mission—Noco-operation from Islamism—Regeneration of the East—Depopulationof Africa—Indignation of the traveller—Means for suppressingthe slave-trade—Commissioners of slaves—Chinese immigration—Foundationand protection of great States | [410] |
| CHAPTER XXIV. |
| Tidings of war—Two months’ hunting—Yolo antelopes—Reed-rats—Habitsof the Aulacodus—River-oysters—Soliman’s arrival—Advancingseason—Execution of a rebel—Return to Ghattas’s Seriba—Disgustingpopulation—Allagabo—Alarm of fire—Strange evolutionsof hartebeests—Nubian cattle-raids—Traitors among the natives—Remainsof Shol’s huts—Lepers and slaves—Ambiguous slave-trading—Downthe Gazelle—The Balæniceps again—Dying hippopotamus—Invocationof saints—Disturbance at night—False alarm—Takenin tow—The Mudir’s camp—Crowded boats—Confiscation of slaves—Surprisein Fashoda—Slave-caravans on the bank—Arrival inKhartoom—Telegram to Berlin—Seizure of my servants—Remonstrancewith the Pasha—Mortality in the fever season—Tikkitikki’sdeath—Θάλαττα. θάλαττα. | [443] |
