CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER I.
The Nubian desert—The bitter well—Change of plans—An irascible
dragoman—Pools of the Atbara—One secret of the Nile—At Cassala
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER II.
Egypt's rule of the Soudan—Corn-grinding in the Soudan—Mahomet meets
relatives—The parent of Egypt—El Baggar rides the camel
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER III.
The Arabs' exodus—Reception by Abou Sinn—Arabs dressing the
hair—Toilet of an Arab woman—The plague of lice—Wives among the
Arabs—The Old Testament confirmed
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER IV.
On the Abyssinian border—A new school of medicine—Sacred shrines and
epidemics
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER V.
A primitive craft—Stalking the giraffes—My first
giraffes-Rare sport with the finny tribe—Thieving elephants
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VI.
Preparations for advance—Mek Nimmur makes a foray—The
Hamran elephant-hunters—In the haunts of the elephant—A desperate
charge
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VII.
The start from Geera—Feats of horsemanship—A curious chase—Abou Do
wins a race—Capturing a young buffalo—Our island camp—Tales of the
Base
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER VIII.
The elephant trumpets—Fighting an elephant with swords—The
forehead-shot—Elephants in a panic—A superb old Neptune—The harpoon
reaches its aim—Death of the hippopotamus—Tramped by an elephant
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER IX.
Fright of the Tokrooris—Deserters who didn't desert—Arrival of
the Sherrif brothers—Now for a tally-ho!—On the heels of the
rhinoceroses—The Abyssinian rhinoceros—Every man for himself
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER X.
A day with the howartis—A hippo's gallant fight—Abou Do leaves
us—Three yards from a lion—Days of delight—A lion's furious
rage—Astounding courage of a horse
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XI.
The bull-elephant—Daring Hamrans—The elephant
helpless—Visited by a minstrel—A determined musician—The nest of the
outlaws—The Atbara River
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XII.
Abyssinian slave-girls—Khartoum—The Soudan under Egyptian
rule—Slave-trade in the Soudan—The obstacles ahead
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIII.
Gondokoro—A mutiny quelled—Arrival of Speke and Grant—The sources of
the Nile-Arab duplicity—The boy-slave's story—Saat adopted
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XIV.
Startling disclosures—The last hope seems gone—The Bari chief's
advice—Hoping for the best—Ho for Central Africa!
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XV.
A start made at last—A forced march—Lightening the ship—Waiting
for the caravan—Success hangs in the balance—The greatest rascal in
Central Africa—Legge demands another bottle
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVI.
The greeting of the slave-traders—Collapse of the
mutiny—African funerals-Visit from the Latooka chief—Bokke makes a
suggestion—Slaughter of the Turks—Success as a prophet—Commoro's
philosophy
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVII.
Disease in the camp—Forward under difficulties—Our cup of
misery overflows—A rain-maker in a dilemma-Fever again—Ibrahim's
quandary-Firing the prairie
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Greeting from Kamrasi's people—Suffering from the sins of others-Alone
among savages—The free-masonry of Unyoro.—Pottery and civilization
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XIX.
Kamrasi's cowardice—Interview with the king—The exchange of blood—The
rod beggar's last chance—An astounded sovereign
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XX.
A satanic escort—Prostrated by sun-stroke—Days and nights of
sorrow—The reward for all our labor
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXI.
The cradle of the Nile—Arrival at Magungo—The blind leading the
blind—Murchison Falls
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXII.
Prisoners on the island—Left to starve—Months of helpless-ness—We
rejoin the Turks—The real Kamrasi—In the presence of royalty
CHAPTER XXIII.
The hour of deliverance—Triumphal entry into Gondokoro—Homeward
bound—The plague breaks out—Our welcome at Khartoum—Return to
civilization
