A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile JournalW. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 452 sider |
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... be remembered and to be told again ; and my friendly publishers and others recom- mended that it should form the leading title of my book . DINGWALL , Ross - SHIRE , December 1 , 1864 . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Embark at Plymouth for the Cape.
... be remembered and to be told again ; and my friendly publishers and others recom- mended that it should form the leading title of my book . DINGWALL , Ross - SHIRE , December 1 , 1864 . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Embark at Plymouth for the Cape.
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... told there was a storm , and sleep was impossible . Sixteen hours afterwards , the sea still raging in striking magnificence , and the ship running along at eleven knots , the cry was again heard " Man overboard ! " and every one sprang ...
... told there was a storm , and sleep was impossible . Sixteen hours afterwards , the sea still raging in striking magnificence , and the ship running along at eleven knots , the cry was again heard " Man overboard ! " and every one sprang ...
Side 6
... told me that he did not understand a word of their language - a curious instance of negro affectation . These Delagoa men were the first genuine Africans I had made acquaintance with - bright - witted apparently , slim , and very ugly ...
... told me that he did not understand a word of their language - a curious instance of negro affectation . These Delagoa men were the first genuine Africans I had made acquaintance with - bright - witted apparently , slim , and very ugly ...
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... told that I had encroached on sacred ground . Rats , bugs , and musquitoes seldom gave us trouble . During rain , frogs and crickets were deafening . In- sects and white ants ( eaten by natives ) seemed to enjoy themselves by attacking ...
... told that I had encroached on sacred ground . Rats , bugs , and musquitoes seldom gave us trouble . During rain , frogs and crickets were deafening . In- sects and white ants ( eaten by natives ) seemed to enjoy themselves by attacking ...
Side 39
... those of Seedees from Zanzibar . The only superstitious observance we noticed was in a field at the foot of a tree ; a grass model of a hut was erected for the rain - god , as our 40 SPORTING COUNTRY . men told me , and called.
... those of Seedees from Zanzibar . The only superstitious observance we noticed was in a field at the foot of a tree ; a grass model of a hut was erected for the rain - god , as our 40 SPORTING COUNTRY . men told me , and called.
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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