”April25-Itrainedthroughoutthenight。ThecarrierssentbyKabbaRegaarrivedearly。Westartedat8。15a。m。，andmarchedtenmiles，arrivingatlastatthecapitalofUnyoro——Masindi。”Thislargetownissituatedonhighundulatinglandwithanextensiveview，boundedonthewestbytherangeofmountainsborderingtheAlbertN’yanza，aboutfiftymilesdistant。Thecountryisopen，butcoveredwithhighgrass。Asuccessionofknolls，allmoreorlessornamentedwithpark-liketrees，characterizethelandscape，whichslopesgraduallydowntowardsthewest，anddrainsintotheAlbertN’yanza，whichisabouttwentymilesdistant。”ThetownofMasindiis，asusualthroughoutUnyoro，exceedinglyneglected，andiscomposedofsomethousandlargebeehive-shapedstrawhuts，withoutanyarrangementorplan。”Iselectedapositionbeneathalargebanian-tree，fromthebaseofwhichIclearedtheherbage，andhavingpitchedthetent，thenativestoreupaboutanacreofthehighgrass，andweencampeduponthecleanground。”KabbaRegasentapresentoftwenty-nineloadsoftullaboonasmallseed，EleusineCoracan，aquantityofplantainsandpotatoes，andsixgoats。”ThisspotisinN。lat。1deg。45min。，andisseventy-ninemiles，byourroute，fromtheriveratFoweera。Wearethus322milesbyroutefromIsmailiaGondokoro。”April26-IvisitedKabbaRegaofficially，withtheofficersandtroopsinfulluniform，andthebandplaying。”Ifoundhimsittinginhisdivan；thiswasalargeneatly-constructedhut，ornamentedwithsomeverycommonprintedcottoncloths，whichhadarrivedviaZanzibar。KabbaRegawasverywellclad，inbeautifullymadebark-clothstripedwithblack；hewasexcessivelyneat，andappearedtobeabouttwentyyearsofage。HegavemethesameaccountoftheatrociousproceedingsofAbouSaood’scompaniesthatIhadalreadyreceivedfromhischiefs，andheexpressedhisdelightatmyarrival，andthatIhadcapturedSuleimanandsomeofhispeople。”IexplainedtheintentionsoftheKhediveofEgypt，atthesametimeIlamentedtheterriblechangethathadoccurredthroughouthiscountrysincemyformervisit。Iassuredhimthatthefuturewouldbeprosperous，andthat，undertheprotectionofEgypt，hewouldneverhavefurthercauseforalarm。IthensummonedtheprisonersthathadbeencapturedanddisarmedbyColonelAbd-el-Kader；andhavingexplainedthechargesagainstthem，theywerepubliclyfloggedinthepresenceofamultitudeofKabbaRega’speople，whileSuleimanandEddreeswereledawayinshebas，totheastonishmentanddelightofallbeholders。”TheslavesthathadbeendiscoveredinthepossessionofSuleiman’speoplewerenowbroughtforward，andhavingbeenidentifiedbyKabbaRegaandhispeopleasbelongingtoUnyoro，theywereatoncereleased，andIreturnedbothyounggirlsandboystotheircountry。Onewomandidnotwishtoleavethetraders，asshehadbeenmarriedtooneofthecompanyforsomeyears，andhadseveralchildren。”IexplainedthattheywereactuallyFREE——toremainwiththeircaptors，ortoreturntotheirhomes，astheythoughtproper。”ThiswasagoodopportunityforassuringbothKabbaRegaandthispeoplethatIshouldrestorealltheslavesthathadbeencarriedoutoftheircountrytothevariousstationsofAbouSaoodatFatiko，Fabbo，Faloro，&c。”IdescribedtotheyoungkingandhischiefsthatIwasdeterminedtosuppresstheslavetrade，andthatIhadhithertoforbornetointerfereinthereleaseoftheslavesatthevariousstations，asitwouldhavebeenimpossibletohavereturnedthemtotheirdistanthomes，neithercouldIhavesuppliedthemwithfood。IwasnowatMasindi，beyondthefartheststationofAbouSaood，andIshouldcertainlyinsistuponthereturnofeveryslavethathadbeenkidnappedfromthiscountry。ThiswouldatonceprovetotheinhabitantsofUnyorothebenefitoftheKhedive’sprotection。Thesubsequentattackmadebytheslave-tradersuponthegovernmenttroopsandmyselfatFatikowasduetothisdeclarationthatallslavesshouldbetakenawayfromtheircaptorsandreturnedtotheirhomes。ItwillbeseenlaterthatIsentorderstothecommandantofmystationatFatikotoreleaseallslaves，andthiscommandwasresistedbyAbouSaoodandhispeople。”April27-KabbaRegahadarrangedtoreturnmyvisit。”IhadorderedabroadroadwaytobeclearedfromKabbaRega’sdivantomytent，whichwaspitchedbeneathanenormousfig-treeorbanianFicusIndica。Thetroopswerelinedoneithersideofthisapproachintheirbestuniforms。”Thebandwasstationednearthetent，whichwasspreadwithskinsandsmallcarpets，allthesidesbeingopen。”AnhourandahalfpassedawayafterthefirstmessengerhadarrivedfromKabbaRegatoannouncehisvisit。Oneafteranother，messengershadhurriedtoassuremethatthekingwasjustnowapproaching；butstillthetroopsremainedinexpectation，andnokingmadeanappearance。”Atlength，afterthislongdelay，hesentRahonkatosaythat’ifitwasallthesametome，hewouldratherseemeathisownhouse。’”Thisunmannerlyyoungcubwasactuallysuspiciousoffoulplay，andwasafraidtoentermytent！”IimmediatelytoldRahonkathathiskingwasevidentlynotoldenoughtohavelearntgoodmanners，thereforeIshouldatoncedismissthetroops，whohadalreadybeenwaitingfornearlytwohourstodohimhonour。”Iorderedthebuglertosoundthe’destoor，’andthetroopsatonceobeyedthesignal。”Terrifiedatthesoundofthebugle，whichwasknowntobesomemysteriousorder，Rahonkaimploredmenottobeangry，andhewouldatoncebringKabbaRegatothetent。Thetroopsresumedtheirposition。”Inafewminutesagreatdinofhorns，drums，andwhistlesannouncedhisapproach，andweobservedhimwalkingdowntheroadwithanextraordinarygait。Hewastakingenormousstrides，asthoughcaricaturingthewalkofagiraffe。ThiswassupposedtobeanimitationofM’tese，thekingofUganda，whoseridiculousattempttowalklikealionhasbeendescribedbySpeke。”KabbaRegathusstalkedalong，followedbyhisgreatchiefs，Kittakara，Matonse，Rahonka，Quonga，andanumberofothers。Uponarrivaloppositetheband，thebuglesanddrumssuddenlycommencedwithsuchaclashofcymbalsthatheseemedratherstartled，andheenteredthetentinthemostundignifiedmanner，withanairofextremeshynesshalfconcealedbyaudacity。”Hewastremblingwithnervousanxiety，andwithsomehesitationhetookhisseatuponthedivanthathadbeenpreparedforhim。Hisprincipalchiefssatuponskinsandcarpetsarrangedupontheground。”Acrowdofabout2，000peoplehadaccompaniedhim，makingaterrificnoisewithwhistles，horns，anddrums。Thesewerenowsilenced，andthetroopsformedaguardaroundthetenttokeepthemobatarespectfuldistance。EverynowandthenseveralmenofKabbaRega’sbody-guardrushedintothecrowdandlaidaboutthemwithbludgeonsfivefeetlong，hittingtotherightandleft。Thisalwayschasedthepeopleawayforafewminutes，until，bydegrees，theyresumedtheirposition。Everybodywasdressedupforagrandoccasion，mostlyinnewclothesofbark-
cloth，andmanywereinskinsofwildanimals，withtheirheadsfantasticallyornamentedwiththehornsofgoatsorantelopes。Thesorcererswereanimportantelement。Theserascals，whoarethecurseofthecountry，were，asusual，inacuriousmasqueradewithfictitiousbeardsmanufacturedwithanumberofbushycows’tails。”KabbaRegawasaboutfivefeetteninchesinheight，andofextremelylightcomplexion。Hiseyeswereverylarge，butprojectedinadisagreeablemanner。Abroadbutlowforeheadandhighcheek-bones，addedtoalargemouth，withratherprominentbutexceedinglywhiteteeth，completethedescriptionofhisface。Hishandswerebeautifullyshaped，andhisfinger-nailswerecarefullyparedandscrupulouslyclean。Thenailsofhisfeetwereequallywellattendedto。Heworesandalsofrawbuffalo-hide，butneatlyformed，andturneduproundtheedges。”Hisrobeofbark-cloth，whichcompletelycoveredhisbody，wasexquisitelymade，andhadbeenmanufacturedinUganda，whichcountryiscelebratedforthiscuriousproduction。”ThiswasKabbaRega，thesonofKamrasi，thesixteenthkingofUnyoro，oftheGallaconquerors，agauche，awkward，undignifiedloutoftwentyyearsofage，whothoughthimselfagreatmonarch。Hewascowardly，cruel，cunning，andtreacheroustothelastdegree。Notonlyhadheorderedthedestructionofhisbrother，KabkaMiro，butafterhisdeath，hehadinvitedallhisprincipalrelationstovisithim；thesehehadreceivedwiththegreatestkindness，andatparting，hehadpresentedthemwithgifts，togetherwithanescortofhisbody-guard，calledbonosoora，toseethemsafehome。Thesemen，bytheyoungking’sinstructions，murderedthemallinthehighgrassduringtheirreturnjourney。Bythesemeanshehadgotridoftroublesomerelations，andhenowsatsecurelyuponthethronewithonlyonegreatenemy；thiswasRionga，thestanchanddeterminedfoeofhisfather，whohadescapedfromeverytreachery，andstilllivedtodefyhiminthenorth-easternprovincesofUnyoro。”ItwaseasytounderstandthathewouldwelcomemyarrivalwithaforcesufficientlylargetoassisthimagainstRionga，andatthesametimetoridhimofSuleiman’sparty。Hemadeuseofthelatterforceasmercenarytroops，towhichhewasobligedtoallowboundlesslicense；
otherwisehemightbeinvadedbythewholepowerofthecombinedcompaniesofFabbo，Faloro，Fatiko，andFarragenia。ThesecompaniesmightatanytimechangesidesandallythemselveswithRionga，thus，couldIclearthecountryofsuchdoubtfulallies，hewouldberelievedfromallcauseofalarm。”
Notwithstandingtheseadvantages，theyoungkingsatuneasilyuponhisdivan，andappearedtimidandsuspicious。AccordingtoTurkishetiquette，ahandsomechibouque，trimmedwithbluesilkandgold，washandedtohim。Heexaminedtheambermouth-piecebutdeclinedtosmoke，as”tobaccowouldblackenhisteeth；”thiswasacuriousexcusefromaCentralAfricandandy。
Ibeggedhimtoacceptthelongpipeasareminiscenceofmyarrival。