Show AMONG AFRICAN J CANNIBALS Cil Traveling By Canoe Among the Sav Say Savages Savages ages of the Congo Free Pree State At last we reached the River hun and following along the th bank until It tt was navigable we Te came to the great of the says sas Magazine Here were fresh Sights and more excitement Having procured ca en canoes noes noea I sent my m o porters back retaining only mj my m three faithful boys Our boat boatmen boatmen boatmen men were the notorious cannibals of the very ven different from front the Pys Pg nibs these theoe were fine stalwart men many of ot them th considerably over six feet carrying carr ing themselves with the most arts aris bearing broring imaginable As canoe men meIl they the could hardly be excelled each boat contained from ten to fifteen men who ho with JUb their long tapering paddles made the heavy dugout literally dance through the water It was as a most de delightful delightful sensation sen after the th toilsome pain of walking through the thicket to be comfortably reclining t while whizzed along at about eight miles mUes an hour for the cur rent being strong In Jn our favor we often otten made quite Q that speed One sat ut alt at day dayan and an gazed along the tha banks o ot of this mar river Sam s spew spewing ing themselves In the shallow water a neat neer Lf the bank would for lor a moment or two to toba be ba visible forest ant antelope Jope too were af t ten seen having their r evening drink while e all tire tha while the monkeys chattered In Intha Inthe inthe the tha trees tr eS and screamed at lot us as wd passed The villages of ot the tha B were mo most t curious the houses consisting oc ot tall structures attaining ai a height of ot from fifteen to twenty feet Ay M A Awe we approached the drums Announced us ua usand usand and crowds of ot natives naked cannibals came ro to fhe river bank to 10 watch us Ev cry warrior carried his knife and spear si both most deadly looking weapons capons s an nU When I landed they always way surrounded me rae walked ed round and round looking me met up antI and down no doubt counting ap P theA th possibility of a good meal Th Their lr Ian an suaga was strange to me ox o I have hay heard h rd some remarks as ui at was their hungry looks were quite qute enough to make me feel teel a little uncomfortable at times I was generally able ailo abl to Ito find an Interpreter who would Inquire lu ire of the people for me for a suitable place lan lanto to Ito pitch my tent and this was always most courteously men green by the chief i self generally In the of or the visage ge Sometimes they would bring me quan I titles of food sweet swee potatoes banana banas jams etc ana una ank in exchange 1 I save gave them little trinkets such as beads whistles knives etc Fifteen days das paddle on the tha river brought us to the sta station tion of or the Belgians on the Congo From Front hence the steamers run to the coast and an after waiting a few days we vre Arrived aDd aDdI I procured a passage p safe |