Copyright, 1903
By Charles Scribner's Sons
Published September, 1903
UNIVERSITY PRESS, JOHN WILSON
AND SON · CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
Contents
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| [CHAPTER I.] | |
| A canoe-voyage to the country of Rotembo the Chief—A toilet ofceremony—Rotembo's grotesque costume—A formalreception—Speeches of Rotembo and myself—A dance in myhonor—My presents to the chief—We become good friends | 1 |
| [CHAPTER II.] | |
| I propose to go into the forest to hunt—Rotembo promises methree gifts—Rogala, the famous hunter, the first ofthem—Description of Rogala—Andekko, the dog, the secondgift—Ndova, the monkey, the third—How Ndova was captured andreared—I give Rotembo some of my hair | 8 |
| [CHAPTER III.] | |
| Preparations for departure—Off for forest and jungle—A herd ofelephants—We camp for the night—Ndova calls monkeys of histribe within range—We kill two of them—Feeding on roastmonkey—A deserted house—A story of witchcraft | 21 |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | |
| The home of Rogala—His hunting-trophies—A weird spot—Aspectof the surrounding forest—Shinshooko and Alapai—Leopards inthe neighborhood | 30 |
| [CHAPTER V.] | |
| We build a leopard trap—A night on the watch—The beast appearsat last—Caught in the trap and soon despatched—Her mate killedthe following night—Excitement of Andekko and Ndova | 36 |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | |
| My hunters and I become great friends—Andekko and Ndova growfond of me—We take Ndova into the forest—He calls monkeys tous again—Andekko's prowess as a hunter—A female gorilla andher baby—We kill the mamma and Andekko kills the baby | 41 |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | |
| Fight between monkey tribes, nkagos and mondis—My gun puts bothsides to flight—A visit from the bashikouay ants—Everythingflies before them—We drive them off with firebrands and boilingwater | 49 |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | |
| Rogala's wife's parrot—I use it as a decoy—Parrots prove tougheating—The ngozos grow wary—Shinshooko discovers elephants inthe neighborhood—We go after them and kill two | 54 |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | |
| We build a fortified camp in the depths of the forest—Structureof the camp—Laying in stores of provisions—Koola nuts—Sourceof my influence over the natives | 62 |
| [CHAPTER X.] | |
| I take a swim in a crystal pool—Driven out by a huge snake—Ikill the snake—Camp-fire talk—How to hunt—Importance ofsilence and noiseless movements | 68 |
| [CHAPTER XI.] | |
| Another excursion—Footprints of gorillas (nginas)—Listening tothe monsters' roaring—Two of them calling to each other—Theygradually draw near to each other and to us—They meet and wesleep in the forest—Sudden appearance of the malengina—Killing of the ngina and his mate | 72 |
| [CHAPTER XII.] | |
| Ndova as a test of poisonous fruits and berries—He discovers abeehive—A feast of honey—Andekko's usefulness inhunting—Koola nuts—We kill two wild boars—Capture of a baby"man of the woods" | 80 |
| [CHAPTER XIII.] | |
| Ndova's thoughtfulness—His winning and sportive ways—He feelslonely and calls for other monkeys to come to him—A troop ofeleven appear—I frighten them away | 91 |
| [CHAPTER XIV.] | |
| Uneasiness of Rogala—He fears the new moon may see and bewitchhim—He builds a small house and hides in it—He has an attackof fever, which he ascribes to witchcraft | 96 |
| [CHAPTER XV.] | |
| Rogala leaves the camp—Non-appearance of Shinshooko andAlapai—What happened to Rogala on his journey—He returns afterfour days with a powerful mondah which he buries before the camp | 103 |
| [CHAPTER XVI.] | |
| We discover a pair of nshiego-nkengos—Description ofthem—Capture of a young one—He makes friends with Ndova andAndekko—His speedy death | 112 |
| [CHAPTER XVII.] | |
| My reckoning lost—Rogala and I go to an island where I can seethe heavens—We reach it by a raft and build a house—Turtle'seggs in profusion | 119 |
| [CHAPTER XVIII.] | |
| Appearance of the southern heavens at night—Homesickness—Itake several observations—Astonishment of Rogala—Find that Iam ninety miles south of the equator | 125 |
| [CHAPTER XIX.] | |
| We cross the river and hide our axes—Ndova's fright at apython—Andekko finds a leopard's lair—We capture two leopardcubs—A visit from savages—They are frightened by my Waterburyclock | 131 |
| [CHAPTER XX.] | |
| Leave the island for our camp—Monkeys among the trees—Findeverything untouched—I get lost following nginas—Am luckyenough to find koola nuts—Camp under the koola tree—Anothernight in the forest | 139 |
| [CHAPTER XXI.] | |
| Plantain peelings to eat—Human footprints lead me to avillage—The villagers evidently warlike—Admitted within thegate—Awe of the people at sight of the Oguizi | 145 |
| [CHAPTER XXII.] | |
| Alarm of my hunters at my absence—Rogala sets out to search forme—His superstitious terrors—Consults his ogana, oridol—Finds my traces at last and follows me to the village | 150 |
| [CHAPTER XXIII.] | |
| Witchcraft proceedings of the Bakalais—Two of the class"bewitched"—A negro albino—The idol Makambo—Her dreadappearance—Return to camp—Monkeys overrun the camp—I drivethem off—Escape of Ndova—His unexpected return | 154 |
| [CHAPTER XXIV.] | |
| We come to the end of our provisions—Antelope skin boiledfurnishes us a repast—Ndova decoys monkeys and we soon get foodenough—Alapai finds fruits and nuts also | 160 |
| [CHAPTER XXV.] | |
| I find strange footprints on the banks of a rivulet—Rogala andI set off in pursuit—We find a man under a koola tree—Surpriseand capture him—Terror of our captive—We take him to camp anddiscover he is a cannibal | 164 |
| [CHAPTER XXVI.] | |
| Ndova falls sick—Stung by a scorpion or bitten by acentipede—Refuses to eat—Grows weaker in spite of all our careand nursing—One morning I find him dead—We make a coffin forhim and bury him in the forest | 173 |
| [CHAPTER XXVII.] | |
| I go hunting in the forest with Andekko—Disappearance of thedog—Sounds of a fierce conflict—I find Andekko fighting with amandrill—He kills his enemy, but dies of his wounds—Buried inthe forest | 178 |
| [CHAPTER XXVIII.] | |
| Our provisions fail—Attacked again by bashikouays—Release ofAkenda-Mbani from his fetters—He proves a goodtrapper—"Gouamba"—My waking visions—Another huntingexpedition—We kill two monkeys, then starve again | 181 |
| [CHAPTER XXIX.] | |
| Decide to break up our camp and return—Arrival at Rogala'shome—I make myself a pair of skin trousers—Departure forRotembo's village—Our grand reception and succeedingfestivities—Rotembo's promise—Farewell | 189 |