^26 LIVINGSTONE'S LAST JOURNEY. 



of Chitambo, a strong hut, open to the air at the top, was built for 

 the performance of the last melancholy offices. 



A native mourner was engaged to sing the usual dirge before 

 the commencement of the post-mortem examination. Wearing the 



CONVEYINa LIVINGSTONE'S BODY TO THE COAST. 



anklets proper to the occasion, "composed of rows of hollow seed- 

 vessels," he sang the following chant, dancing all the while — 



"To-day the Englishman is dead, 

 Who has different hair from ours ; 

 Come round to see the Englishman." 



