Bones / Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country

en the lokali of the Lower Isisi sent

ent over a question of fine for failure to collect according to the law, waited for no more than this intelligence of Sandi's going. His swift loud drums called his people to a dance-of-many-days. A dance-of-many-days spells "spears

sentinels in the street and Bosambo in a sky-blue table-cloth, edged wit

d N'gori, "because my lord Sandi plac

y, "what peace do I break when I summ

re married once in ten thousand moons," said Bosambo calmly; "and also, N'gori,

ng and embarra

d your young men hold the streets and the river. What will you do?

He might swoop down upon a warlike people, surprising them to their abashment, rendering

to my cit

my sp

o with me,"

scular, a perfect figure of a man, N'gori gri

ou leave me bound to my enemies. How may I protect m

hat N'gori said was true. Yet if he left the spears there

me and I will bring my fine young

nce Bosambo was out of sight, N'gori collected all the convertible property of his city and sent it in ten canoes to the edg

ays after Bosambo had returned in triumph to his city, there came a frantic call for succou

t, "there has come down a signal from the Akasava,

ing urgently. Twenty canoes filled with fighting men, paddling desp

l my little gods you have come, my lord," said he, humbly; "for in

rmy?" demanded

bly; "for hearing of your lordship and yo

, the call was repeated-this time with greater detail. An N'gombi force of cou

ars to a killing, and again w

rrow that I should have brought the mighty Bosambo from his wife's bed on such a night." For the

I, who have all Sandi's high and splendid business in hand-but

eed N'gori, meekly, and aga

the first moon. For the N'gombi have sent me new spears, and when next the dog Bosambo comes, weary with rowing,