voted my death. But my wife Ranbu informed me of it secretly and I determined to leave the country of her father, DEPARTURE FOR THE COUNTRY OF THE KING DUWEIYU, 1864.

Pondering much on this matter I tried to appease the King Tikma, and said : "There has reached me news that in the land of King Duweiyu is much store of ivory : I desire to go there with my followers". Then the King made reply: "Do thou go thyself but leave thy troop behind". But I answered, "I hear that in this land is no law nor order, and I fear the people lest, if they see my weakness, they may act treacherously towards me and slay me". When the King saw my fixed resolve to go he outwardly gave me permission to depart, but secretly he urged his army to be ready to fall upon me unawares upon the road. When I had left the country his troops tried to take me in an ambush, but I opened a hot fire upon them and, routing them, proceeded on my way to the land of the King Duweiyu, who was an enemy of the Nyam-Nyam Sultan. When he heard of what had befallen me in his country he came out a distance of four hours from his capital in order to greet me. He made me to live near him, treating me with great hospitality, and causing to be built for me a strong square fortress of wood. He supplied me