A FAREWELL AUDIENCE. Cg Kabréga’s divan, as well as piles of new bark cloth, and the number of people who had collected together, proved that a ereat reception was taking place. The king sent some loads of méal for our journey. Several days later I received, in addition to this, six oxen; they were the usual hornless kind, having small humps.

On the 22d of October I was again called to Kabréga. He was carrying on a lively conversation with a number of people, amongst whom I noticed the Waganda; but when I arrived, the whole party was dismissed, and I was, in the first place, requested to show him my revolver. After he had examined it, he asked me to send him some like it. A very animated conversation followed upon the most varied subjects,’ and was prolonged until near evening, when pouring rain commenced, and compelled me to return home. My real business here was at an end. It was almost impossible to collect anything, for all specimens, bird-skins, &c., were spoilt on account of the indescribable humidity. JI was therefore ready to march. I had my farewell audience the next day, and can state, with satisfaction, that the wish on both sides to meet again was very cordial. ‘The people who were to go to Khartum were still away setting their houses in order; the king informed me that they would overtake me at Mruli.

The porters who had been promised me for the next day, of course, did not appear, although Msige, who was to accompany me, was early on the spot.

To my great surprise, I received letters from Magungo containing very curious reports concerning the doings of Nur Bey, the acting Governor of the equatorial provinces—a worthless, mendacious sneak. In consequence of this I almost decided to go to Magungo, but soon gave up the idea, for, on account of the constant rain, the distance would have been too great for my people. Having received two big elephant’s tusks as a parting gift from Kabréga, we began the return march on the 25th of October, by the same road which had brought us here. - A volley of guns was fired from Kabréga’s headquarters in honour of the parting guest. Owing to the persistent rain, all the grasses had shot up higher, the reed thickets had grown more impenetrable, and thorns more troublesome. At