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The resting place was at last found, and after the usual arrangements had been completed, and a circle of fire built around them, the two lay down to sleep. THE RESTING PLACE WAS AT LAST FOUND AND AFTER THE USUAL ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND A CIRCLE OF FIRE BUILT AROUND THEM THE TWO LAY DOWN TO SLEEP
, but with a red handkerchief bound upon the head. In a coarse, leathern belt, the negro wore a short double-edged knife and a pistol, while in his hand he held a short, sharp spear, which served for staff and weapon both, and was designed more particularly for defence against the wild animals that infested the jungle in all directions. The guide was painted in the face after fantastic style often adopted by the shore tribes in Africa, in alternate lines of red and yellow and white, so as to give a most strange and inhuman expression to the countenance. But Charles Bramble was familiar with these tricks of the race, and saluting the guide kindly told him his plans, and asked if he could guide him on the route. Being assured in the affirmative, he felt satisfied, and the two, by the light of the moon, which was now creeping up in the heavens, commenced their journey, intending, after passing a few leagues, to make up their camp, light their fires to keep off the wild animals, and sleep. SETTLERS IN PANTS AND JACKET BUT WITH A RED HANDKERCHIEF BOUND UPON THE HEAD IN A COARSE LEATHERN BELT THE NEGRO WORE A SHIRT DOUBLE EDGED KNIFE AND PISTOL WHILE IN HIS HAND HE HELD A SHORT SHARP SPEAR WHICH SERVED FOR STAFF AND WEAPON BOTH AND WAS DESIGNED MORE PARTICULARLY FOR DEFENCE AGAINST THE WILD ANIMALS THAT INFESTED THE JUNGLE IN ALL DIRECTIONS THE GUIDE WAS PAINTED IN THE FACE AFTER FANTASTIC STYLE OFTEN ADOPTED BY THE SHORE TRIBES IN AFRICA IN ALTERNATE LINES OF RED AND YELLOW AND WHITE SO AS TO GIVE A MOST STRANGE AND INHUMAN EXPRESSION TO THE COUNTENANCE BUT CHARLES BRAMBLE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THESE TRICKS OF THE RACE AND SALUTING THE GUIDE KINDLY TOLD HIM HIS PLANS AND ASKED IF HE COULD GUIDE HIM ON HIS ROUTE BEING ASSURED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE HE FELT SATISFIED AND THE TWO BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON WHICH WAS NOW CREEPING UP IN THE HEAVENS COMMENCED THEIR JOURNEY INTENDING AFTER PASSING A FEW LEAGUES TO MAKE UP THEIR CAMP LIGHT THEIR FIRES TO KEEP OFF THE WILD ANIMALS AND SLEEP
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