CHAPTER XXXI.

THE TSÁD 386

Character of the Road to Ngórnu—Ngórnu—Searching the Tsád—Longer Excursion—Character of the Shores of the Tsád—The Búdduma and their Boats—Fresh Water—Swampy Plains—Boats of the Búdduma again—Maduwári—Dress of the Sugúrti—Account of the Lake—Shores of the Creek—Sóyorum—Káwa—Return to Kúkawa—Servants Dismissed—Mohammed Titíwi the Auspicious Messenger—Slave Caravan—Announcement of Rainy Season—Ride to Gawánge—Mr. Overweg’s Arrival—Meeting—Property restored—Mercantile Intrigues—The Sheikh’s Relatives—Messengers from Ádamáwa—Anticipated Importance of the Eastern Branch of the Niger—Proposed Journey to Ádamáwa.