FOOTNOTES:

[59] Kirwa and its various corruptions, such as Shirwa, Chirua, and
Kiroa, perpetually recur in Africa, and would almost seem to stand for
"the island."--ED.




CHAPTER XI.

Riot in the camp. Mohamad's account of his long imprisonment.
Superstitions about children's teeth. Concerning dreams. News of
Lake Chowambé. Life of the Arab slavers. The Katanga gold
supply. Muabo. Ascent of the Rua Mountains. Syde bin Habib.
Birthday 19th March, 1868. Hostility of Mpwéto. Contemplates
visiting Lake Bemba. Nile sources. Men desert. The shores of
Moero. Visits Fungafunga. Beturn to Casembe's. Obstructiveness
of "Cropped-ears." Accounts of Pereira and Dr. Lacerda. Major
Monteiro. The line of Casembe's. Casembe explains the connection
of the Lakes and the Luapula. Queen Moäri. Arab sacrifice.
Kapika gets rid of his wife.

_24th February, 1868._--Some slaves who came with Mohamad Bogharib's
agent, abused my men this morning, as bringing unclean meat into the
village to sell, though it had been killed by a man of the Wanyamwesi.
They called out, "Kaffir, Kaffir!" and Susi, roused by this, launched
forth with a stick; the others joined in the row, and the offenders
were beat off, but they went and collected all their number and