Identifier: lifescenesincong01prob (find matches)
Title: Life and scenes in Congo
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Probert, Herbert
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Publisher: Philadelphia, American Baptist Publication Society
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ss,and one night, about 11 p. M., some animal probablya bush cat, jumped through a window, near my bed,and after upsetting the crockery, sprang through theopposite window. Early one morning I was called to see a man whohad been shot. He lived in the town of Mayambula.In another town a man had been taken sick, and thisnative of Mayambula was declared to be the cause.The sick mans friends, with an ^ nganga, came anddemanded him who caused the sickness. They wouldnot give him up. That night, under cover of thedarkness, a friend of the sick man came stealthily tothe town of Mayambula and shot the innocent vic-tim. I found him lying on his side, and groaningpiteously. On his hip was a gaping wound, wherethe slugs had penetrated. I could not extract them,nor could anything be done, save to relieve the pain.In the evening, after I left, an ^ nganga foolishlytried to probe the wound and extract the slugs, butof course, without any effect It only hastened hisdeath, which took place that night.
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CHAPTER XIV. PAYING THE CARRIERS—DIFFICULT TO SATISFY—REJOICING INHIS RICHES—CONQUERED AT LAST. 11 f*Y readers are aware that there is a Cataract region in■^-*- Congo. For a distance of two hundred and thirty-miles the river is not navigable, owing to a series ofcataracts and rapids. The first is the Yelala Falls,one hundred and fifteen miles from the mouth of theriver; then there are other falls and rapids, aboutthirty-two in all, extending to Leopoldville, or Stanley-Pool. The Henry Eeed, the missionary steamer,was carried overland this entire distance, on the headsof native and other carriers. All requisites for up country stations have to beconveyed in this manner, though the same caravansdo not carry them the entire distance. One caravanmay carry the goods from Tundua to Palabala; thenanother will carry them forward to Lukungu; whilea third will carry them to the Pool. It is common to speak of Leopoldville as the Pool. It is also known 133 134 LIFE AND SCENES IN CONGO. as

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