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with all the cattle of the Moshatte to a cattle-kraal not far from 

 home. A Mokoni, having no food, went to the kraal, begging 

 milk. Moroamotshe gave him milk, but said: "Do not go out 

 with me to the pasture of the cattle, you are still too weak from 

 hunger." Later he went out with him into the field, to look- 

 after the cattle. In the field he said : " Chief, take off from me 

 my skin-blanket.'* Moroamotshe said: "Take them off your- 

 self." When he had taken off his dress, he showed to Moroa- 

 motshe, between his shoulders, a bag full of beads, and gave 

 them to Moroamotshe. He sent them to Mampuru. Mampuru 

 thanked him gratefully, and sent them to his house. The mes- 

 senger of Moroamotshe, on his return, told him that Mampuru 

 thanked him, but has sent the beads to his own house, not to 

 Moroamotshe's. He became angry, and this caused again great 

 unfriendliness between Mampuru and Moroamotshe. 



Moroamotshe now fled away with the cattle and his young 

 men. Mampuru followed him with an Impi, because he had 

 also taken cattle belonging to his children. They fought. 

 Moroamotshe got the better. Mampuru's men, when flying, 

 threw down even their assegais. Mampuru went a second time 

 to fight him. During the fight Mampuru was wounded by a 

 Chief of the tribe of Manganeng, who also was 

 wounded by Mampuru. Moroamotshe got Mampuru into his 

 hands as prisoner, but did not kill him. Instead of that, he 

 nursed him and cured him. The Chief who was wounded by 

 Mampuru grew worse, and his people demanded from Moroa- 

 motshe that he should deliver him into their hands to kill him, 

 so that both might die. But Morpamotshe refused to do this 

 The Chief of Nkoane in the night advised Mampuru to fly, and 

 to build a kraal of his own in some kloof. Mampuru agreed, 

 and when not yet quite recovered, fled to his kraal, and from 

 there with his people to the hill Snale. Moroamotshe would 

 not follow him. He said : "' Let him live quietly ; he is my 

 father." At this time Moroamotshe had built his new kraal 

 higher up the river (where now the farm Goudmijn is). Mam- 

 puru was nevertheless uneasy so near by, and went farther 

 beyond Pasha's near Nkoana's Kraal. From there he went 

 again farther away to Magalie (Masemula). To all these moves 

 Moroamotshe consented. But when Mampuru wished to go 

 across the Olifant River to Bokgatla (Waterberg District). 

 Moroamotshe refused. Afterwards Mampuru returned and 

 settled at the Kloof Malokelo.* While he was there, Moroa- 

 motshe died. Mampuru sent his men to assist at the burial. 

 The sens of Moroamotshe were Dikotope, Tulare and Motodi. 

 Mampuru was on friendly terms with Tulare, and invited him 

 to visit him. He went. Mampuru now advised Tulare to fight 



* Now Putney where their old stone-walls aie still to be seen. The throne of 

 Mampuru was made of Kudu horns at the back, and his seat was of Buffalo-horns 

 on which nobody was allowed to sit except himself. 



