LIFE IN UGANDA. 123 Songoro suspecting this, asked Smith to allow him to send some of his wives and children over to Kagei in the Daisy. Smith seems to have expected an attack, and begged O'Neill to go round in the Daisy, so that he at least might he safe ; but O'Neill refused, saying, if there was any danger he would share it with Smith. Smith consented to Songoro's proposal, and ordered Hassani to take the boat round through the Eugeshi Strait to Nasso, a large village on the southern side of the island of Ukerewe, and there to wait for orders. Some of Songoro's wives and children were sent off at once overland to Nasso, and arrived there about the same time as the Daisy. Hassani, who had been privately warned about Lukonge's intentions, got the women on board, and saying that he was not going to stop and be killed, set sail for Kagei. They had not got far from land when the party arrived at Nasso, and at once made signals to Hassani to return, but he refused, although implored to do so by the women on board. Smith and O'Neill, with their servants, the chief Nunda, two Waganda, Songoro and his party stayed at Nasso, hoping no doubt that the Daisy would ere long return ; but, either that same evening (December 13th, probably) or the next morning, they were attacked by Lukonge's men, and after a brave resistance were nearly all massacred, only two or three saving themselves by flight. O'Neill shot thirty of his assailants dead,