The Prince-Elect Then First Seeks Favour From The
Kings Of All The Surrounding Countries, Demanding In His Might
And
Power one of each of their daughters in marriage, or else
recognition in some other way, when the Ilmas makes
A pilgrimage
to the deceased king's tomb, to observe, by the growth an other
signs of certain trees, and plants, what destiny awaits the king.
According to the prognostics, they report that he will either
have to live a life of peace, or after coronation take the field
at the head of an army to fight either east, west, or both ways,
when usually the first march is on Kittara, and the second on
Usoga. The Mgussa's voice is also heard, but in what manner I do
not know, as all communication on state matters is forbidden in
Uganda. These preliminaries being arranged, the actual
coronation takes place, when the king ceases to hold any farther
communion with his mother. The brothers are burnt to death, and
the king, we shall suppose, takes the field at the head of his
army.
It is as the result of these expeditions that one-half Usogo and
the remaining half of Uddu have been annexed to Uganda.
Chapter X
Karague and Uganda
Escape from Protectors - Cross the Kitangule, the First Affluent
of the Nile - Enter Uddu - Uganda - A Rich Country - Driving away the
Devil - A Conflict in the Camp - A Pretending Prince - Three Pages
with a Diplomatic Message from the King of Uganda - Crime in
Uganda.
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