Chapter XXXII: Through Ankori to the Alexandra Nile

The routes to the sea, _viâ_ Uganda, through Ankori, to Ruanda and thence to Tanganika--We decide on the Ankori route--We halt at Kitété, and are welcomed in the name of King Antari--Entertained by Masakuma and his women--A glad message from King Antari’s mother--Two Waganda Christians, named Samuel and Zachariah, appear in camp: Zachariah relates a narrative of astounding events which had occurred in Uganda--Mwanga, King of Uganda; his behaviour--Our people recovering from the fever epidemic--March up the valley between Iwanda and Denny Range--We camp at Wamaganga--Its inhabitants--The Rwizi River crossed--Present from the king’s mother--The feelings of the natives provoked by scandalous practices of some of my men--An incident illustrating the different views men take of things--Halt at the valley of Rusussu--Extract from my diary--We continue our journey down Namianja Valley--The peaceful natives turn on us, but are punished by Prince Uchunku’s men--I go through the rite of blood-brotherhood with Prince Uchunku--The Prince’s wonder at the Maxim gun--A second deputation from the Waganda Christians: my long cross-examination of them: extract from my journal--My answer to the Christians--We enter the valley of Mavona--And come in sight of the Alexandra Valley--The Alexandra Nile 358

CHAPTER XXXIII.

THE TRIBES OF THE GRASS-LAND.

The Wahuma: the exact opposite of the Dwarfs: their descendants--Tribes nearly allied to the true negro type--Tribes of the Nilotic basin--The Herdsmen--The traditions of Unyoro--My experiences of the Wahuma gained while at Kavalli--View of the surrounding country from Kavalli camp--Chiefs Kavalli, Katto, and Gavira, unbosom their wrongs to me--Old Ruguji’s reminiscences--The pasture-land lying between Lake Albert and the forest--The cattle in the district round Kavalli: their milk-yield--Three cases referring to cattle which I am called upon to adjudicate--Household duties of the women--Dress among the Wahuma--Old Egyptian and Ethiopian characteristics preserved among the tribes of the grass-land--Customs, habits, and religion of the tribes--Poor Gaddo suspected of conspiracy against his chief, Kavalli: his death--Diet of the Wahuma--The climate of the region of the grass-land 384