The New York herald., 1876-08-14
THIRD LETTER.

SEcoMIA, May Is, 1878.
DEAR PAREsrs-I told you think It will be Dcccm-
Der before reach UUi, because Colonel Gordon is
gong lend steamer fer as shc is any use
some men as far as UjUi Tho weather on the road
was very changcable, which is the cause of 80
much illness. You think It thundcrs very heavy
in England, but 1t is nothing to this. 1t shakes
everything fcariulIy and when It rains It is a
complete delugc 1t is now the wet season between
the showers the sun is enough to burn tho hair Off
your head; but We don't have TO be out have had
three months rcst with tho best OF food but Is not
like the food England Rice is great luxury.
There is plenty OF meat--goats, sheep and buocks-
hut docs not do 10 cat too much meat You buy
two sheep for piece OF cloth fcct by three. Tho
cloth Is sheeting. Money Is OF no use-beads, cloth
and shells. For strand Of beads, which cost
farthing at home will get about gallon Of sweet po-
tatoes Bananas are not very plentiful here We get
plenty Of good fish Tho natives OF this part do moth
ing but Ito and walk about all day. Tho women till
tho ground. Tho men woar strings OF shells around
their arms, and brass wire around their legs, and
beads around their waists ana goatskln sung
their shoulders That is hne dress; tut most OF
them are quito Naked but without a
weapon Of defence. They dance and sing, and get
drunk their beer called pomby. This VII
lago belongs to tho Sultan OF Zanzibar, and there
Ia man, slave of his called Songoria During the
time Mr. Stanley AWAY had several presents, such
as rice and sheep. took food with him. which is q
great honor to q black man TO feed with tho Mosonga
or whto man.
FREsn EVERY TWENTY NILES.
/ can't get with tho language much. Mr.. Stanley
speak well MS he can English; but there is fresh
lingo about every twenty miles, which all men can
not understand. Tho captain OF our men can talk all
OF them. lie is such nice man; he IS like father
"a doso hc tyoiv mill
wild beasts for for the white men, turn shall
never forget dreamed the other night that was at
homo eating fine things but awoko and found myself
In Central Africa wc have been 975 feet above the
sea We are now 130s That Is the position of the
lake II splendid water here which Is very healthy.
This is awful country to forget; you lose a under
standing. If yod want 10 remember anything you
must writo II down. poor Tcd's death
was not in my mind hour. 1t III tho way
with everybody. or course a thought crossed my
mind very often, but not TO think OF IT.
Tho Lord gave me strength to benr with IL
There Is 70 many changes that you can't th nix OF
everything My dear parents am not certain Of this
letter reaching you from here, that will not wrto
TO any until get TO Uganda II this should
get home nrst you must send IL round to tho family.
II writc to one and not tho other, II will not bo
right; but will write again when there is better
veyancc The letters that go from Uganda 10 down
the Nile aud through Egypt, 80 that shall be sure OF
them going home. When you wrtc send long letters,
for only few words would como very acceptable
have not or heard white man since we Lott tho
coast That tho 1st Of November give my
love TO ALL Kiss ali the children for me- will write
more next time Tell Harry 10 picce OF cake.
have no more to say just now, 30 l must conclude
with lovc TO ALL am your ancctionatc and loving
SOD. FRANCIS JOHN POCOCK.