The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-07
homo - England to boast Of. But my dear brother,
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homo - England TO boast Of But, my dear brother,
wo will return to another subject.
uJ:J.
Wo left Karagwe on March 25 and arrived here on
May 2!--a very long march, with but short time 10
do II In. Where shall 20 70 from hero must in
form you 10 another letter, but VIC hopo
or the other worry On arriving here | was
seized with dyscntcry. got that and was then
seixsd with tower, which nearly ended my days; but
no. my time was not Gomez for by the hand or Prov.
denco got WE'LL and nero am, without hardly shoe
In which TO tread the scorched burning soil OF Africa
Bot hope To pull through aud reach homo In abou.
hay. 1877. and then Is the cottage liquor
drink health 10 tho Stanley Expedition. Arc aii
vol at homef often think oil you al and that the
most can do. There are no merry follows here,
Of those laughing faces have olson seen. NO kind
mother or father. or sister or brother.
but all rs for tho besL wish not 70 return until
enough work Is donc repay our tolls and troubles
and those who sent AZ.
Tho slaves tn Uj,ji arc the degraded class and
tho most wreschod ! havo seen In Africa Thoy arc
fod and BEATEN eaten alive with itch and scurvy
they driven Ike cattle work In the fields
and TO build houses II such work docs help
from the English Il Is no. wanted a. tho any.
where Then, again, tho barbnrous deods carried on
with the natvcs
TIM WITCH DOCTOR.
II Ane lad or c hne young woman dies some one 10
supposed 10 have bewitched him her. The sribo IL
mustered amid clouds or smoke from dre under
. largo tree. then nm old wizard man tho
crowd, who has just emerged from tho .hickots Of
some hill whore he says no has had communion
tions with the Sun or Noon. All arc seated on
tho ground and silent The old 10 dressed
In tine tigers skin, with she teeth hung his
mock which they say contain his powor OF wtchcraiI
hc mixes certain kind OF herb, and thcy all drink
and n .Nn n
look eager on him to SEQ who killed their son or
daughter BY this tims the witch ton, us call 1t,
takes effect, aud whoever this Affects tho cul
prt. and Is despatched with knives eternity Do
these people not need some lightf For all the land
" foul with monstrous wrong and dosolation OF tho
sons Of hell"
Then, again, the wangnana-mean free people
are, half OF them, slaves OF Arabs. Although they
know white mon, and know there Is q God. and know
and have seen the coast ships and different things
yet they arc nearly NJ wicked and ignorant man
can be.
NATIVE SUPERSTITION.
They believe In oil kinds OF witchcraft buy and soil
slavos, and many Of them arc slavos themselves. In
the evening will assert no knows Of village
such country whore man can turn himself into
tiger and Kill all tho people that make groat medicine
be should DO tho great DOCTOR Such is tho talk
around tho camp Aro. We left the Victoria Niyanxa
and travelled through Uganda, and January 1876
entered tho country OF Unyoro, totally unknown TO
any European oye. wo travelled ON for several days,
not seeing single person. They had gone to earth,
for thoy like Rabbits and they live chiefly under
ground In time Of they put their cattle and
women underground whiic tho men light They have
largo dogs, which they train to fight They also dig
elephant pits, and holes catch mon. Several OF our
men caught In Thorn and went out OF sight, but
by screaming loud wero hoard and pulled out
LAKE ALBERr HIrASxA.
On the llth day reached within sight OF tho bcau
tiful Albert Niyanxa Here was taken with severe
fevor. Wo had travelled with escort OF 1000 men,
sent by Mesa, King OF Uganda. and II they could have
found pcaceablo district for build camp We
should have waited for the other white men, bot there
was no place TO build. wo did tho Victoria Nj.
yanza whllc Mr.. Stanley explored the lake. On the
18th mon were sont all directions to find camp and
there peaccabc paoc to DO found and that the
villages all around wore full OF armed men.
TnB RHrREAT
The Unyoro camo to tho Wagunda camp Dust within
hearing) and asked. 'What do you want hcreP Why
havo you brought tho white mon here for, but
10 kill us? Tomorrow wo will Aght." There
were many thousands about US waiting for
US to 60 down to tho lake and then como down ua
We saw tho Wagando would desert US, therefore II
did not agroo with them should havo porished by
tho hands OF tho Upyoro, returned TO Uganda
and from there to Karagwo
Ny dear brother, cannot explain all this with pen
and Ink. My words ali huddicd together so that
don't know which is put down hrst; but must toll
you In person whom come homo. can assure you
am longing TO SEQ you all You must tell all and show
them tho letter. I cannot write to ALL Tell
and all tho girls not to down. hearted, for I am
coming when little expected, and II tine cottage IL still
In the wood will give a good African warming
remain your loving aud aYectionate brothor
T. }. POCOCK