have been
done by some comrade, was discovered by stopping the rations of flesh.
The guilty person, to save detection, threw it on the road, and allowed
some of the natives to pick it up. Strange as it may appear, the only
motive for this petty theft was the hope of being able to sell the
cartridges for a trifle at Gani. Yaragonjo brought us a present of a
goat and plantains. He was sorry he sent us back yesterday from his
house; and invited us to change ground to another village close by,
where he would make arrangements for our receiving other boats, as the
ones we had in possession must go back. Presuming this to be a very fair
proposition, and thinking we would only have to walk across an elbow of
land where the river bends considerably, we gave him a return-present of
beads, and did as we were bid; but, after moving, it was obvious we had
been sold. We had lost our former boats, and no others were near us;
therefore, feeling angry with Yaragonjo, I walked back to his palace,
taking the presented goat with me, as I knew that would touch the savage
in the most tender part; then flaring up with the officer for treating
the king's orders with contempt, as well as his guests, by sending
us into the jungles like a pack of thieves, whose riddance from his
presence was obviously his only intent, I gave him his goat again, and
said I would have nothing more to say to him, for I should look to the
king for redress.

This frightened him to such an extent that he immediately produced
another and finer goat, which he begged me to accept, promising to
convey all my traps to the next governor's, where there would be no
doubt about our getting boats. He did not intend to deceive us, but
committed an error in not informing us he had no boats of his own; and,
to show his earnestness, accompanied us to the camp. Here I found the
missing calf taken at Koki, and a large deputation of natives awaiting
our arrival. They told me that the Koki governor had taken such fright
in consequence of my anger when I refused his proffered goat, that he
had traced the calf back to Kitwara, and now wished to take Kidgwiga a
prisoner to Kamrasi's for having seized five cows of his, and a woman
from another governor. As yet I had not heard of this piece of rough
justice; and, on inquiry, found out that he had been compelled to do
as he had done, because those officers, on finding we had gone ahead in
boats would not produce the complement of men requir