I Told Her I Had Visited All The Four Quarters Of The Globe, And
Had Seen All Colours Of People, But Wondered Where She Got Her
Pipe From, For It Was Much After The Rumish (Turkish) Fashion,
With A Long Stick.
Greatly tickled at the flattery, she said,
"We hear men like yourself come to Amara from the other side,
And
drive cattle away." "The Gallas, or Abyssinians, who are tall
and fair, like Rumanika," I said, "might do so, for they live not
far off on the other side of Amara, but we never fight for such
paltry objects. If cows fall into our hands when fighting, we
allow our soldiers to eat them, while we take the government of
the country into our hands." She then said, "We hear you don't
like the Unyamuezi route, we will open the Ukori one for you."
"Thank your majesty," said I, in a figurative kind of speech to
please Waganda ears; and turning the advantage of the project on
her side, "You have indeed hit the right nail on the head. I do
not like the Unyamuezi route, as you may imagine when I tell you
I have lost so much property there by mere robbery of the people
and their kings. The Waganda do not see me in a true light; but
if they have patience for a year or two, until the Ukori road is
open, and trade between our respective countries shall commence,
they will then see the fruits of my advent; so much so, that
every Mganda will say the first Uganda year dates from the
arrival of the first Mzundu (white) visitor.
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