Heonlywentoutdaily，atacertaintime，tocollectsubscriptionsforthepayofhisbelovedrascals，thebonosoora；butthisledhimthroughthetownintheoppositedirectiontoourcamp，thereforeweneversawhim。
Thecollectionofalmswasamostundignifiedproceeding。Atthehourofhisexitfromhishouse，abandoffifesorflageoletsstruckupapeculiarairwhichwaswellknownasthesignalforpreparingtopayfortheking’svisit。Thefewnotestheyplayedwasamonotonousrepetitionof：——
Ashispipesplayedbeforehim，KabbaRegacalledatanyhousesthathethoughtpropertoselect，andreceivedfromtheinmatesofeach，afewcowrieshells，whichareusedasthesmallestcoininUnyoro。Theseshellswereafterwardsdividedamonghisbonosooraastheirdailypay。
Mystationhadnotbeenarrangedfordefence，asIconsideredthathostilitiesinthiscountrycouldnotbepossible。Althoughblackhumannatureisthedarkestshadeofcharacter，InevercouldhavebelievedthatevenKabbaRegacouldhaveharbouredtreacherousdesignsagainstus，afterthebenefitsthatbothheandhispeoplehadreceivedfromme。
Thecountryhadbeenrelievedfromtheslave-hunters，andmypeoplewereactuallyontheroadtoFatikotoliberateandrestoretotheirfamiliesabout1，000womenandchildrenofUnyoro。Iwasabouttoestablishaschool。Notheftshadtakenplaceonthepartofthetroops。Therightsofeverynativehadbeenrespected。Thechiefshadreceivedvaluablepresents，andthepeoplehadalreadyfelttheadvantageoflegitimatetrade。