CHAPTER XVII.. The Natives in Mourning.

THE NATIVES IN MOURNING.

Results of the Ivory Campaign--Preparations for starting Homeward-- Part regretfully with the Children--The Traveller's Tree--View of the Nile--Koshi and Madi--Gebel Kookoo--On Speke and Grant's Route-- Changes in the Nile--The Asua River--Suspicious Movements of the Natives--Attacked in the Pass--Night in a hostile Country--Camp surrounded by Natives--Poisoned Arrows shot into Camp--Sight Belignan --Approach Gondokoro--Arrive at Gondokoro--Neither Letters nor Supplies--Disappointment.