LONDON
SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY
Limited
St. Dunstan's House
Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, E.C.
1893
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LONDON: PRINTED BY GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, LD.,
ST. JOHN'S HOUSE, CLERKENWELL ROAD, E.C.
CONTENTS.
| Page | |
| [PRELIMINARY CHAPTER] | 1 |
| [CHAPTER II.] | |
| Arrival on the coast—A king and his palace—Dancing and idol-worship | 8 |
| [CHAPTER III.] | |
| A week in the woods—A tornado—The leopards prowling about—I kill a cobra and a scorpion—Fight with a buffalo—Hunting for wild boars—A leopard takes a ride on a bull—Sick with the fever | 13 |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | |
| A village on the seashore—Lying in wait for a leopard | 23 |
| [CHAPTER V.] | |
| The Bay of Corisco—The mangrove trees—The wonderful flocks ofbirds—What I found in the pouch of a pelican—How an old kingis buried, and the new king crowned | 29 |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | |
| An old man killed for witchcraft—My journey to the country ofthe cannibals—Starting on the route | 37 |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | |
| Our journey through the wilderness continued—A rebellion incamp—Nothing to eat—I shoot a fish and miss an elephant—Ikill a big snake and the others eat him—My first sight ofgorillas | 47 |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | |
| I arrive among the cannibals—Their spears, bows, andbattle-axes—They take me for a spirit—Their king shakes whenhe sees me—I give him a looking-glass—It astonishes him | 59 |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | |
| An elephant hunt | 67 |
| [CHAPTER X.] | |
| Life among the cannibals—Curious musical instruments—Cookingutensils—A blacksmith's bellows and anvil—Cannibal diet | 75 |
| [CHAPTER XI.] | |
| Journey to Yoongoolapay—Hunting with nets—The terribleBashikonay ants | 83 |
| [CHAPTER XII.] | |
| Returning to the coast—Caverns and waterfalls in thehighlands—Crossing a river on mangrove roots—Stirring up a bigsnake—A mutual scare | 89 |
| [CHAPTER XIII.] | |
| Cape Lopez and an open prairie once more—King Bango and histhree hundred wives—His five idols—Slave barracoons—Thecorpse and the vultures | 97 |
| [CHAPTER XIV.] | |
| Slave barracoons—A big snake under my bed—A slave-ship off thecoast | 103 |
| [CHAPTER XV.] | |
| Going into the interior—Sleeping with the king's rats—Thechimpanzee—Kill a gazelle—Too cold to sleep—The greypartridge | 109 |
| [CHAPTER XVI.] | |
| The hippopotamus—A speck of war—Reach Ngola—A Sundaytalk—The black man's God and the white man's God—How KingNjambai punished his wife—We build an olako in the woods | 117 |
| [CHAPTER XVII.] | |
| An unsuccessful hunt for elephants—I take aim at a buffalo—Aleopard in the grass near us—We shoot the leopard and herkitten—Great rejoicing in camp—Who shall have the tail?—Aquarrel over the brains—The guinea hens—The monkeys | 125 |
| [CHAPTER XVIII.] | |
| Alone in camp—Hunting for elephants—Aboko kills a rogue—I cutanother python in two—We shoot some wild boars—A buffalohunt—Return to Sangatanga—King Bango sick | 133 |
| [CHAPTER XIX.] | |
| A jolly excursion party—A race for the fishing banks—TheOroungou burial-ground | 143 |
| [CHAPTER XX.] | |
| Our camp at Point Fetish—An African watering-place—Fishing,but not bathing—The sharks—Curing mullets, etc.—Turningturtles—Bird shooting—A leopard springs upon us | 149 |
| [CHAPTER XXI.] | |
| Bound for the interior—A sea voyage—A tornado—We reach theFernand-Vaz—Sangala wishes to detain me—A nightalarm—Prospect of a war—Arrayed for battle—A compromise—MyCommi friends | 157 |
| [CHAPTER XXII.] | |
| I build a village, and call it Washington—I start for theinterior—My speech on leaving—The people applaud mevociferously, and promise to be honest—We reach Aniambia—The"big king," Olenga-Yombi—A royal ball in my honour—Thesuperstitions of the natives—A man tossed by a buffalo | 169 |
| [CHAPTER XXIII.] | |
| Capture of a young gorilla—I call him "Fighting Joe"—Hisstrength and bad temper—He proves untameable—Joeescapes—Recaptured—Escapes again—Unpleasant to handle—Deathof "Fighting Joe" | 179 |
| [CHAPTER XXIV.] | |
| The hippopotamus—A duel—Shooting on the river—Nearlyupset—A night-hunt on land—My companion fires andruns—Appearance and habits of the hippopotamus | 189 |
| [CHAPTER XXV.] | |
| Visit of King Quengueza—I promise to visit him—The kindness ofthe Commi—The dry season of the Fernand-Vaz—Plenty of birdsand fishes—The marabouts—The eagles—A bad wound | 199 |
| [CHAPTER XXVI.] | |
| Another expedition to Lake Anengue—Difficult passage up theriver—The crocodiles—King Damagondai and his troubles—Ibuy an mbuiti, or idol | 207 |
| [CHAPTER XXVII.] | |
| A visit to King Shimbouvenegani—His royal costume—Huntingcrocodiles—How they seize their prey—The nkago—The ogata | 215 |
| [CHAPTER XXVIII.] | |
| The nshiego mbouvé—Bald-headed apes—Their houses in thetrees—Lying in wait for them—We kill a male—The shrieks ofhis mate—Description of the animal—Farewell to Shimbouvenegani | 221 |
| [CHAPTER XXIX.] | |
| War threatened—Oshoria arms his men—We bluff them off, andfall sick with fever—The mbola ivoga, or end of mourningtime—A death and burial—Finding out the sorcerer—The villagedeserted—I become Viceroy at Washington | 227 |
| [CHAPTER XXX.] | |
| Hunting in the woods—The mboyo wolf—We catch another younggorilla—He starves to death | 237 |
| [CHAPTER XXXI.] | |
| Going to unknown regions—Quengueza sends his son as ahostage—I take him along with me—Reception by the king—Ourspeeches—Quengueza afraid of a witch—An incantation scene | 241 |
| [CHAPTER XXXII.] | |
| Gorilla hunting—My companions, Mombon, Etia, and Gambo—Etiakills a large gorilla—-We make up a large party—Camp storiesabout gorillas—We capture a young gorilla—Her untimely death | 247 |
| [CHAPTER XXXIII.] | |
| Voyage up the river—We build a village nearObindji—Quengueza's plan for keeping the Sabbath—Kindness ofthe natives—A trial by ordeal | 253 |
| [CHAPTER XXXIV.] | |
| The kooloo-kamba—The gouamba, or meat-hunger—Exploring theforest—Gorilla hunting—Within eight yards of a largegorilla—He roars with rage and marches upon us | 259 |
| [CHAPTER XXXV.] | |
| We go up the river to N'calai Boumba—A severe attack offever—The tender care of the natives for me—Anguilai accuseshis people of bewitching me—I go out and quiet him—A boy cutto pieces for witchcraft—A useful idol—The ebony trees | 265 |
| [CHAPTER XXXVI.] | |
| Hunting for food—We kill a female nshiego mbouvé—A youngnshiego with a white face—He becomes my pet Tommy—Hisaffection for me—His stealing pranks—Tommy gets drunk—Hisbehaviour at meals—His sudden death—Conclusion | 271 |