The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-09

i Otcu OOutoiucus
III have any calls to make this is generally the
hour; II there are none to make 60 on the piazza
and subside quietly on my bearskin TO dream, may
be, Of that far OF land call my or to gaze to-
| wards
/ rABoRA, THE KAzE OF BURTON AND sPEKE,
though why they should have called 1t Kaze as yet
have not been able to End out have never the
| Arab or Msawabili who had ever heard OF Kaze
| Said bin Salim who has been travelling in this
country with Burton, Spoke and Grant, declares he
never heard OF it or to look towards lofty Zimbii
| and wonder why the Arabs at such crisis as the
present. do not remove their goods and chattels TO
the summit of that natural fortress But dreaming
and wondering and thinking and marvelling are too
hard for me- this constitution OF mine is not able to
stand IL 80 ] make some chronological notes and
| polish up little my geographical knowledge OF
| Central Africa.
| yAMBo-M0noLO.
Ihavc to greet about 400 people of all sorts with
the salutatiOn "Yambo.n This "Yamb0" is great
| word. 1t may mean "How dO you Of"
"HOw are you ?" "Thy health ?" The answer to it
is "Yambo" or "Yambo sanal" tHow are you;
quite well y The Kinyamwez-the language OF the
| Wanyamwezi-Ofit Ia 'M0hoo,n and the answer Is
"MohOlo" The Arabs, when they call, II they do not
give the Arabic 'Spalkher,' give you the greeting
"YambO;" and have to say "Yambo." And, in order
to show my gratitude to them, emphasize it with
"Yambo Sanal Sanal Sana9" Are you well
Quite well, quite, quite well y Aand If
! they repeat the words l am more than
dOubly grateful, and invite them to q seat
on the bearskin. This bearskn of mine is the evi-
dcnce of my respectability, and II we are short OF
commonplace topics we invariably refer to the
bearsKin, where there is room for much discussion
If go to visit the Arabs, as sometimes do, find
their best Persian carpets their silk counterpanes
and kitandas gorgeously decorated in my honor.
One OF the principal Arabs here is famous for this
kind OF hOnor-doing No sooner did show my face
than heard the order given to slave 20 produce
the Kitanda, that the Muzunga-whte man
might lie thereon, and that the pOpuous village of
Maroro might behold. The silk counterpart was
spread over cotton-stufred bed The enormously
fat pillows, covered with varcolored stuG in
vited the weary head; the rich carpet OF Aim
spread aonside OF the Kitanda was great tempta-
ton, but was not to be tempted; could not
affcrd to be so efeminate as lie down while four
hundred or five hundred looked Oh to see how l
went through the operation.
BREAKFAST-CHUKULA.
Having disposed of my usual number OF "Yam-
bos' for the morning begin to feel 'pecksh," as
the sea skipper says, and Feragi, the COOK, and
youthful Kaluu, the chief butler, are again called
and told to bring "chukula"-food. This is the
breakfast put down the table at the hour of ten
Eunctuay every morning:-Tea (ugali, q native
! porridge made out Of the -four of dOulra.
holcus sorghum, or matama, as 1t Is
called here; dish OF rice and curry
Unyanyembe Is famous for its rice, fried goats
meat, stewed goats meat, roast goats meat, a
dish OF sweet potatoes, few ''slapjacks' or spec-
mems OF the abortivc efforts Of Feragji to make
campers pancakes, to be eaten with honey.
But neither Feragji's culinary skill nor Kaulu's
readiness to wait on me can tempt me TO eat. 1
have long ago eschewed FOOD and only drink tea,
milk and yaourt-Turkish word for 'clabber, or
clotted milk. Plenty OF time to eat goat meat
when we shall be on the march; but just now-no,
thank you.
COUNTING THE MONEY
After breakfast the soldiers are called, and
together begin to pack the bales OF CLOTH string
beads and apportion the several loads which the
escort must carry to Ujiji some way another
Carriers to test the weight of the loads and to
inquire about the inducements offered by the
'Muzungu." The inducements arc in the shape OF
so many pieces OF cloth, four yards long, and Offer
double what any Arab ever oresed Some are en-.
gagged at once, others say they will call again, but
they never do, and it is Of no use to expect them
when there is war, for they are the cowardliest
people under the sun.
REDUCING THE LMrEDMENTA.
Since we are going to make forced marches I
must not overload my armed escort, or we shall be
80 am obliged to reduce all loads by twenty
pounds to examine my kit and personal baggage
carefully, and put aside anything that Is not &C
tually and prcssingly needed. AS examine my
fine lot Of cooking utensils, and consider the lear
fully long distance to Ujiji, begin to see that
most of them are supernuous, and vow
that one saucepan and Kettle for tea shall
suffice. i must leave half my bed and half my
clothes behind; all my personal baggage is not to
Y ole.
ammunition boxes to be looked TO- All, me When
l started from the coast remember how ardently
pursued the game; how ! dived into the tall,
wet grass; how i lost myself in the iungles
how ] trudged over the open Plains in
search OF vert and venisOn. And what did
it all amount to =? Killing few inOfrensive animals
the meat OF which was not worth the trouble And
shah waste my strength and energies In chasing
gamer No. and the man who would do so ut such
a crisis as the present is A.. But have my pri-
vatc opinion of him, and know whereof speak.
Very Well all the ammunition is to be left behind
except 100 rounds to each man. No must
fire shot without permission, waste his
ammunition in any way, under penalty OF heavy
fine for every charge OF powder wasted. These
things require time and thought, for the HERALD
Expedition has long and far journey to make. 1t
intends TO take new road-a road with which few
Arabs are acquainted-despite all that Skelkh, the
son OF Nasib, can say against the project.
DINNER.
1t is now the dinner hour, seven p NJ. Ferrali
has spread himself out, as they say. He has al
sorts OF little fxings ready such as indiges.ible
danpers, the everlasting ngali, porridge, the
sweet potatoes chicken and roast quarter of
goat and lastly, custard, or something just as
good, made out OF pantains.
SHAW SICK.
At eight p. NJ. the table is cleared, the candles
are lit, pipes are brought cut, and Shaw, my white
man, is invited to talk. But poor Shaw is sick and
has not grain Of spirit energy left in him. All
can do or say does not cheer him up in the least.