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in view. On arrival at camp, Viarwanjo, the officer of the district, a
very smart fellow, arrived with a large escort of spearmen, presented
pombe, ordered fowls to be seized for us, and promised one boat in
the morning, for he had no more disposable, and even that one he felt
anxious about lest the men on ahead should seize it.

I gave Viarwanjo some beads, and dropped down the river in his only
wretched little canoe--he, with Grant and the traps, going overland. I
caught a fever, and so spent the night.

Here I halted to please Magamba, the governor, who is a relation of
the king. He called in great state, presented a cow and pombe, was much
pleased with the picture-books, and wished to feast his eyes on all
the wonders in the hut. He was very communicative, also, as far as his
limited knowledge permitted. He said the people are only a sub-tribe of
the Madi; and the reason why the right bank of the river is preferred
to the left for travelling is, that Rionga, who lives down the river, is
always on the look-out for Kamrasi's allies, with a view to kill them.
Magamba also, on being questioned, told us about Ururi, a province
of Unyoro, under the jurisdiction of Kimerziri, a noted governor,
who covers his children with bead ornaments, and throws them into the
N'yanza, to prove their identity as his own true offspring; for should
they sink, it stands to reason some other person must be their father;
but should they float, then he recovers them. One of Kamrasi's cousins,
Kaoroti, with his chief officer, called on us, presenting five fowls as
an honorarium. He had little to say, but begged for medicine, and when
given some in a liquid state, said his sub would like some also; then
Kidgwiga's wife, who was left behind, must have some; and as pills were
given for her, the two men must have dry medicine too, to take home with
them. Severe drain as this was on the medicine-chest, Magamba and his
wife must have both wet and dry; and even others put in a claim, but
were told they were too healthy to require physicking. Many Kidi men,
dressed as in the woodcut, crossed the river to visit Kamrasi; they
could not, however, pass us without satisfying their curiosity with
a look. Usually these men despise clothes, and never deign to put
any covering on except out of respect, when visiting Kamrasi. Their
"sou'-wester"-shaped wigs are made of other men's hair, as the
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