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Title: Tramps round the Mountains of the Moon and through the back gate of the Congo State by T. Broadwood Johnson. With an introd. by T.F. Victor Buxton
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Johnson, T. Broadwood
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Publisher: London T.F. Unwin
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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ith the scabbard of his swordproduced a strangely active wriggling of the rubber,and, in spite of all protests, the officer was relentless inhis request to be shown the contents. When the sackwas opened a poor slave was found tied up within ;over a score of others of his kind were similarly dis-covered and handed over to the Mission at Zanzibar.They had been persuaded to keep quite still, and aftercapture refused at first to take any food, throughhaving been told that, if discovered, they would betaken off by the English to be fattened and eaten. On the mainland just opposite the island of Mom-basa is the village of Frere Town, established by SirBartle Frere in 1873 for such released slaves, and wewere invited over there by the missionaries to spendthe afternoon. Very enjoyable it was in the shadeof the majestic cokernut palms to watch the boys atcricket under Mr. Binns. He has charge of anorphanage, and bestows upon them much loving care.They proved as brimming over with fun and good
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THE VOYAGE OUT TO MOMBASA 17 spirits and as ready for a romp as any children in theold Homeland. Mr. Binns is not only a trainer of children, but avery keen cultivator of flowers, and he has transformedthe bit of wilderness round his house into a beautifulgarden, rejoicing in its rich collection of tropicalblossom and foliage. In the few days we spent here, before starting byrail up-country, there was a good deal to occupy us inremaking some ill-packed loads, and reducing each to amaximum of 65 lbs. for carrying on mens heads. A cer-tain amount of time also had to be spent over bargainingin the Eastern fashion for khaki clothing for trampingin, cooking-pots for the boys, and the like. The cooking-pot secured by one lady would, I think, have amazedsome of her friends at home, measuring I know not howmuch across, and weighing 43 lbs. (I ought to add thatit was intended also as a copper in which to boil clothes). After the bustle and rush of Saturday, Sundays quietand rest proved all the

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