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Title: An ivory trader in North Kenia; the record of an expedition through Kikuyu to Galla-Land in east equatorial Africa. With an account of the Rendili and Burkeneji tribes
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Hardwick, Alfred Arkell-, 1878-
Subjects: Ethnology Samburu (African people) Rendille (African people)
Publisher: London Longmans, Green
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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he warlike qualities of theWaMbu, and their condition could only be described asjumpy. To put it plainly, they were in a pitiable stateof fright, and needed careful handling, if we were to avoidtrouble with the natives through their indiscretion; astrouble would come quite soon enough of its own accordwithout that. To resume, George and I had lain down, perhaps, half anhour, and were quite comfortable and half asleep, when aterrific altercation caused us to jump up and rush outside.We were just in time to assist El Hakim in forcibly disarm-ing our men. Some of them were placing cartridges in thebreeches of their rifles; a few yards away a vast crowd ofnatives were frantically brandishing their spears and clubsand yelling like demons. If a shot had been fired, weshould have been in rather a tight place, for, as I havesaid, the camp was quite open, and practically defenceless.If the Akikuyu had rushed us, then the chances are thatanother fatality would have been added to Africas already
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FROM THE TANA TO MBU. 61 long list. As it was, by much shouting and punching, weinduced our excited and frightened men to put down theirweapons in time, and so regained control over them./ Koranja, shaking visibly, went up to the Kikuyu chiefand smoothed matters down, after which mutual explanationsensued. It appeared that an Mkikuyu warrior had indulgedtoo freely in tembo (native beer), and had run amuckthrough our camp. Our men, in their already fidgety state,jumped to the conclusion that they were being attacked,seized their rifles, and were about to use them, when ourtimely appearance on the scene prevented a very prettybutchery. The natives professed to be very sorry for whathad occurred, and, seizing their drunken companion, hurriedhim away, and peace, if not harmony, was restored. We did not trust them, however, as they seemed verysullen over the whole business. Koranja was also verynervous, and showed it, which did not tend to reassure ourmen. We ate our dinner at dusk, to the

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