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Peculiar Obbo War-Dance

a long time, and the people had become water, and squirted it on the branch, so angry at the continued drouth, that which was then waved about the hut, and they assembled round his house, blowing lastly stuck over the door. He assured horns, and shouting execrations against his sick guests that their recovery was their chief, because he had not sent them now certain; and, as they did recover, a shower which would allow them to sow his opinion of his magical powers was their seed. True to his policy, the crafty doubtless confirmed. old man made light of their threats, tell- After their recovery they paid a visit to ing them that they might kill him if they the chief, by his special desire, and were liked, but that, if they did so, no more entertained in princely style. Among rain would ever fall. Rain in the country other things the natives held a great consultation, and ended with a war-dance, dance, the old chief addressed them in a they were all painted in various patterns, long and vehement speech; he was folwith red ochre and white pipe-clay; their lowed by several other speakers, all of heads adorned with very tasteful orna- whom were remarkably fluent, and exments of cowry-shells, surmounted by pressed their exceeding gratification on plumes of ostrich feathers, which drooped account of the visit of the curious over the back of the neck. After the foreigners.