A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile JournalW. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 452 sider |
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Side xiii
... chief native officer - Musical instruments - Captain Speke proceeds to the Lake Nyanza - Antelope - shooting - Difficulties in the way of the author's advance - Speke returns , and the camps are united— Elephant - hunt in Unyoro ...
... chief native officer - Musical instruments - Captain Speke proceeds to the Lake Nyanza - Antelope - shooting - Difficulties in the way of the author's advance - Speke returns , and the camps are united— Elephant - hunt in Unyoro ...
Side 2
... chief occupation . A farewell waltz was danced on board ship , and the deck was like a brilliant May - day , crowded with ladies wearing gay sashes inscribed with the name of our good ship Forte . Our next fête was on the Queen's ...
... chief occupation . A farewell waltz was danced on board ship , and the deck was like a brilliant May - day , crowded with ladies wearing gay sashes inscribed with the name of our good ship Forte . Our next fête was on the Queen's ...
Side 25
... chiefs lived in no greater luxury than the poor , although they had a revenue from fines , taxes , a tusk of every elephant killed or found dead in their province , and the produce of large herds of cattle and of farming . On leaving ...
... chiefs lived in no greater luxury than the poor , although they had a revenue from fines , taxes , a tusk of every elephant killed or found dead in their province , and the produce of large herds of cattle and of farming . On leaving ...
Side 30
... and are eaten considerably . Tomato is not eaten . Tamarind , figs , honey in hollowed logs placed up trees in the forest , rich and good . The chief staff of life is stirabout , CATTLE AND FOOD . 31 made from the sorghum ,
... and are eaten considerably . Tomato is not eaten . Tamarind , figs , honey in hollowed logs placed up trees in the forest , rich and good . The chief staff of life is stirabout , CATTLE AND FOOD . 31 made from the sorghum ,
Side 48
... chief manager , and other head servants within sight , receiving salutes and compliments from the rich and poor at the front or gentlemen's side of the house , MOOSSAH'S HOUSEHOLD AT KAZEH . 49 while the lady presided.
... chief manager , and other head servants within sight , receiving salutes and compliments from the rich and poor at the front or gentlemen's side of the house , MOOSSAH'S HOUSEHOLD AT KAZEH . 49 while the lady presided.
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Africa amongst animals antelope appeared Arab arms arrival asked bank bark-cloth beads beautiful Berber birds Blue Nile boat Bombay brought Budja called camels camp canoe Captain Speke carried cattle cloth colour covered cowries Crown Octavo dressed drums Edition Faloro feet four fowls Frij goats Gondokoro grain grass guns hands handsome head heard hills horns houses iron ivory journey Kamarasi Karague Karuma Falls Khartoom Kidi killed king lake leaves looked M'tessa Madi Manua Mariboo miles morning musquitoes natives never night Nile Nyanza party passed placed plantain plundered porters present race rain river rocks round Rumanika sand Seedees seen sent shot skin slaves sorghum spears stream sultan sweet potato tall told Toorkees traveller trees Turks tusks Uganda Unyamuezi Unyoro Victoria Nyanza village Waganda walked Wanyoro Watusi Wezee White Nile wild women wood yards Zanzibar