ings as their age and experience warn them are good
for their little ones. And when little children will not be satisfied
by such things, but fret and pester their parents to give them what they
know will be harmful to them, then it is a custom with all wise people
to take the rod to them, to drive out of their heads the wicked
thoughts."

"But, Baruti," said a Zanzibari who believed the story, for had he not
often viewed the dark spots on the moon, "what became of Bahanga and the
little prince?"

"Why, after the engineer of the works, the first who died were the king
and the prince whose folly had brought ruin on the land."

CHAPTER NINE.

HOW KIMYERA BECAME KING OF UGANDA.

Kadu was a native lad of Uganda, who having made blood brotherhood with
a young Zanzibari of his own age, asked permission to join our
expedition of 1874-77. He survived the perils of the descent of the
Congo, and in 1879 enlisted again, and served faithfully another term of
three years in Africa. He afterwards joined Mr H.H. Johnston on his
visit to Kilimanjaro, and proved himself as devoted to him as he had
been for seven years to me. It was while road-making along the banks of
the Congo, after becoming thoroughly conversant with the Zanzibari
vernacular, that he entertained us with his remarkable legends. Next to
his countryman Sabadu he was the most entertaining.

One of the first tales he related to us was about Kimyera, a king of
Uganda, who by his exploits in hunting deserves to be called the Nimrod
of that country. It ran as follows:--

Many ages ago Uni reigned as king over Unyoro, a great country which
lies to the north and west of Uganda. One day he took to wife Wanyana,
a woman of the neighbouring kingdom, who on the first night she had been
taken into the inner harem manifested a violent aversion for his person.
At that time a man named Kalimera, who was a dealer in cattle, was
visiting the court, and had already resided some months there as an
honoured guest of the king, on account of his agreeable manners, and his
accomplishments on the flute. During his stay he had not failed to note
the beauty of the young women who were permitted to crowd around him
while he played; but it had long been observed that he had been
specially attracted by the charms of Wanyana. It was whispered by a few
of the more maliciously disposed among the women that a meeting had
taken place, and that an opportunity had been found by them t