Niamkala and his party were received with great
cheers. The prospect of a good supj^er brightened all
their faces, and mine also ; and I shouted, " Well done,
Niamkala and boys !"

Every thing was brought to my feet. There was so
much to eat that there was no use in dividing the meat
into ecpial sliares, so I let e^"ery one take as much as he
liked.
After su]i]ier tlie leopards were hung on a polo rest-
ing on t\V(i forlce<l sticks, and tlien the negroes danced
round them. Tliey sang songs of victorj', and exulted
over and abused the deceased leopard (the mother).
They addressed to her comical compliments upon her
beauty (and the leopard is I'cally a most beautiful ani-
mal). They said, " What a fine coat you have ! (meaning
her skin). We will take that coat off from you." They
Bhouted, " N'ow you will kill no more people ! Isovr you
will eat no more hunters ! Xow yon can not leap on
your prey ! What has become of the wild bull you were
looking after so keenly ? AVould voir not have liked to
malve a meal of Aboko or of Chaillic '^" (for they called
me Cliaillie).
Thus tliey sung and danced round till tovrard morning,
when I made tlicin go to sleep.
iN^ext morning there was great quarreling among my
men. What could be the matter? I found that Xiam-
kala was declaring his determination to have the end of
my leopard's tail, while the rest of tlie hunters asserted
their erpial riglit to it. Aboko said lie did not care, as
lie would have the tail of the one he had killed.
