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Updated: May 27, 2025
Upon hearing our drums and bugles on the day of our arrival at Foweera, a few natives had come to the high rock opposite, and had commenced, bawling conversation, and that was only slightly understood by one of our women and Molodi the Madi. Molodi knew Rionga, as he had visited him at a former time, together with a party of Abou Saood's people.
The leucotis now charged across the stream; at the same time a herd of hartebeest dashed past. I knocked over one, and with the left-hand barrel I wounded a leucotis. At this moment a lion and lioness, that had been disturbed by the fire in our rear, came bounding along close to where Molodi had been concealed with the luncheon.
Without the slightest provocation we were thus treacherously attacked, and heavy file-firing continued upon the station. The bullets were whistling through the straw huts, and seven of my men, including Molodi, were struck within a few seconds. My wife, who was always ready in any emergency, rushed out of her hut with my rifle and belt.
On the other hand, I could not conceive why Kabba Rega or his people should be ill-disposed, unless he harboured resentment on account of the discovery of his theft of the muskets and ammunition from the irregulars, which I had forced him to restore. My Baris and Molodi all declared that he was suspicious because I had pardoned the slave-hunters and received them into government service.
This man never forgot a path if he had ever travelled upon the same route. I also depended upon my Baris and Molodi; although they had not long experience of the path by which we had arrived from Foweera with the cattle, they were clever as guides. Unfortunately, the country had changed terribly by the immense growth of the grass and tangled creepers.
Away went Molodi at a tremendous pace! and he came rushing past me as though the lions were chasing him; but they were endeavouring to escape themselves, and had no idea of attacking.
This man had been discovered in company with two others who had escaped to the other side of the river in a canoe. I ordered his arms to be released, and cross-examined him, Molodi acting as interpreter. The prisoner seemed quite confident upon seeing my wife and myself.
Molodi had quite recovered from the wound he had received on 2nd August, and he carried the basket that contained our luncheon. This consisted of three bottles of milk and a few hard-boiled eggs, with a supply of salt and pepper. There is nothing so good as milk for support during a long day's work, provided it is used with water, in a proportion of one-third milk.
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