Besides Which, More Than Half Of My Property Had Been Stolen;
Whilst The Travelling Expenses Had Been Unprecedented, In
Consequence Of The Severity Of The Famine Throughout The Whole
Length Of The March.
Chapter V
Unyamuezi
The Country and People of U-n-ya-muezi - Kaze, the Capital - Old
Musa - The Naked Wakidi - The N'yanza, and the Question of the
River Running in or out - The Contest between Mohinna and "Short-
legs" - Famine - The Arabs and Local Wars - The Sultana of
Unyambewa - Ungurue "The Pig" - Pillage.
U-n-ya-muezi - Country of Moon - must have been one of the largest
kingdoms in Africa. It is little inferior in size to England,
and of much the same shape, though now, instead of being united,
it is cut up into petty states. In its northern extremities it
is known by the appellation U-sukuma - country north; and in the
southern, U-takama - country south. There are no historical
traditions known to the people; neither was anything ever written
concerning their country, as far as we know, until the Hindus,
who traded with the east coast of Africa, opened commercial
dealings with its people in salves and ivory, possibly some time
prior to the birth of our Saviour, when, associated with their
name, Men of the Moon, sprang into existence the Mountains of the
Moon. These Men of the Moon are hereditarily the greatest
traders in Africa, and are the only people who, for love of
barter and change, will leave their own country as porters and go
to the coast, and they do so with as much zest as our country-
folk go to a fair.
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