CHAPTER V.
LEAVE ELLYRIA.
We leave Ellyria—Brutality towards the Women—Order of March—
Bellaal—Drainage towards the Sobat—Game at Wakkala—Delightful
Scenery—Latooka Thieves—Stalking Antelopes—Chase after Waterbuck—
Good Service of Rifle—The Turks' Salute—Treacherous Welcome—
Mahommed Her—Quarrelling among the Traders—The Latooka Mutiny—
Settle the Ringleader—Stop the Mutiny—I pursue a Fugitive, and
interpose on his behalf—Held in some Estimation—Desertion of Men—
The Natives of Latooka—Their probable Origin—Tribes hard to
distinguish—Tarrangolle—Native Architecture—Exhumation of the Dead
—Coiffure of Natives—Hair Helmets of Latooka—Fighting Bracelets—
The Latooka Women—The Chief's Introduction—"Moy" and his Ladies—
Bokke proposes to improve Mrs. Baker—Bokke and Daughter—Extraction
of the front Teeth—The Value of Wives—Cows of more value than Women
—Destruction of Mahommed Her's People—Death of my Deserters—My
Prophecy realized—Apprehensive of an Attack—The Turks insult the
Women—Ill Conduct of the Turks—Well done, Bokke!—Results of the
Turks' Misconduct—Interview with Commoro—Awkward Position—The
Latooka War Signal—Preparations for Defence—We await the Attack—
Parley—Too "wide awake"—Camp at Tarrangolle—Scarcity in view of
Plenty—Wild Duck Shooting—The Crested Crane, &c.—Adda's Proposal—
Obtuseness of Natives—Degraded State of Natives.
CHAPTER VI.
THE FUNERAL DANCE.
A Funeral Dance—Bari Interpreters—Commoro, the Lion—Conversation with Commoro—"Where will the Spirit live?"—"Good and bad all die"— Failure of the religious Argument—Further Conversation—The Camel poisoned—Habits of the Camel—Camel's peculiar Constitution—The Hygeen, or riding Dromedary—Loss of Camel a Misfortune—Dirty Donkeys
CHAPTER VII.
LATOOKA.
Herds of the Latookas and Game—Storm—Effects of Rain upon Natives— Native Blacksmiths—Their Tools—Elephants—Elephant Hunt—Tetel, my old Hunter—Charged by a herd of Elephants—Cowardly Followers—Track the wounded Elephant—Nearly caught—Tetel distressed—Return to Camp —African and Indian Elephants—Height of Elephants—Food of Elephants —African and Ceylon Elephants—Difference in Formation of Brain— Rifles and Bullets for heavy Game—Character of Country and its Sports —The "Baby"—Method of killing Elephants—Elephant Pitfalls— Circling them with Fire—Native Hunting—The Bagara Hunters—Danger of Elephant Hunting