HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,
FRANKLIN SQUARE.
1869.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by
Harper & Brothers,
In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
CONTENTS.
| PRELIMINARY CHAPTER | Page [13] |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Parrot Island.—How the Parrots build their Nests.—Parrot Soup | [15] |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| An African Creek.—A Leopard among the Chickens.—A night Watch for Leopards | [25] |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| Hunting Elephants and Buffaloes.—A venomous Serpent.—A Snake charmer.—He is bitten.—He commits Suicide | [34] |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| At Court in Africa.—Costumes of the Court.—An African Household.—A false Alarm | [44] |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| Hunt for Gorillas.—A large one shot.—The Negroes make Charms of his Brain.—Mourning in a Bakalai Town | [50] |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| An African Fireside.—A Camp by the Sea-shore.—The first Gorilla Hunter.—Negro Blarney | [61] |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| Hippopotamus hunting.—We kill one.—The Men eat it.—Poor Beef.—What the Tusks are for | [69] |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| A great Gorilla | [75] |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| Death in an African Village.—Lamentations.—The Funeral Ceremonies.—An African Cemetery | [82] |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| A Tornado.—Before the Storm.—Thunder and Lightning.—After the Storm | [87] |
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| A Creek infested by Snakes.—Snake in the Boat.—An ugly Visitor | [93] |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| Drinking the Mboundou.—How Olanga-Condo could do it.—How the Mboundou is made.—The Effect of the Poison | [101] |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| A royal Feast.—On the Banks of the Ovenga.—Preparations.—The Bill of Fare.—A taste of Elephant and a mouthful of Monkey | [108] |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| The terrible Bashikouay.—March of an ant Army.—They build Bridges.—They enter Houses.—Their Habits | [114] |
| CHAPTER XVI. | |
| The Sorrows of the Birds.—Curious African Birds.—The Barbatula du Chaillui.—The Barbatula Fuliginosa.—The Sycobius Nigerrimus | [125] |
| CHAPTER XVII. | |
| On the Ofoubou River.—Elephants bathing.—Pursuit through the Swamp.—Escape of the Elephants | [138] |
| CHAPTER XVIII. | |
| Njali-Coudié.—An African Town.—The Chief.—Courtship and Marriage in Africa.—Buying a Wife.—Quarrel over the Spoils | [145] |
| CHAPTER XIX. | |
| The Feast of Njambai.—The talking Idol.—Secret Proceedings.—The Women and their Mysteries | [150] |
| CHAPTER XX. | |
| Sick in a strange Land.—Adventure with a Snake.—How a Squirrel was charmed | [157] |
| CHAPTER XXI. | |
| Witchcraft.—Accusation of Pendé.—Result of his Trial | [163] |
| CHAPTER XXII. | |
| Gorilla hunting.—Preparations.—We kill a male Gorilla.—Bringing him to Camp | [169] |
| CHAPTER XXIII. | |
| In the Buffalo Country.—The Paradise of Flies.—The various Species | [177] |
| CHAPTER XXIV. | |
| Elephant Pits.—A Captive.—Dividing the Meat.—The Alethe Castanea | [183] |
| CHAPTER XXV. | |
| A deserted Village.—Fear of Death.—Wars between Villages.—African wild Boar.—The Hunt | [189] |
| CHAPTER XXVI. | |
| In the wild Forest.—Hostile Tribes.—An intrenched Camp.—Forays for Provisions | [197] |
| CHAPTER XXVII. | |
| We discover human Foot-prints.—We spy out the Enemy.—A female Gorilla.—Maternal Fondness | [208] |
| CHAPTER XXVIII. | |
| How we were received at Camp.—Threatened with Starvation.—A Night in Camp.—Malaouen’s Story | [215] |
