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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
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ok, that I would not attemptto add to it. The bustling about of the Katikiro inthe early morning to prepare the decorations of thehouse, the coming down of the King in a state ofquivering excitement to give the bride away; thebright, one might almost call it patriotic, appearanceof the church ; the refreshing of the nobility after-wards and the great chief who declared that anothermouthful would be the death of him ; the hobblingin of poor old Mpisi, the dispensary patient, to kneeland make his little grateful offering of cowrie shells—all will be memories to live long in the hearts ofthose who were present. The large new church hadfortunately been pushed on with so as to be availablefor the ceremony, and but for the final finishingtouches of reedwork, had been completed for servicejust ten days before. It was a memorable occasionwhen we were able to discard the temporary little darkreed building, which had been capable of accom-modating perhaps four hundred, for this stately, lofty
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ToRo Wrist Bangles. A favourite ornament and complimentary gift amongst friends,worn chiefly, but not exclusively, by women. Two are of neatlytwisted steel, copper, and brass wire, and the other two of beadsstrung on several rounds of hairs from an elephants tail. 94 MAKING FRIENDS sanctuary, with its pointed (open) windows and broadnave and aisles, holding about a thousand. The erection had been a great undertaking, extend-ing over nearly a year, but the Christians had labouredvigorously and perseveringly, and with the work ofthe serfs, which the chiefs had provided, it was atlast practically finished for use. One of my earliest recollections of the King wason turning out across the courtyard erne morningto view the work, and encountering him bespatteredwith red clay from head to foot, with his pages andattendants around him in like condition ; they werehurling pellets of this clay to fill up the yawningcracks in-the walls, formed in the process of drying,and had come in for plenty o

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