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