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that I must stay a day or two with him, gave me a neat 

 hut for myself. Then followed presents of fowl, 

 rice, flour, pombe, bananahs, &c., and he would 

 have nothing in return. After a talk and a smoke 

 he showed me all the village. At last, entering an 

 inclosure, which he informed me was his own private 

 suite of apartments, he pointed to eight females, 

 and said they were all his wives. Calling them by 

 their names, he arranged them side by side opposite 

 me, and was particularly anxious to know which I ad- 

 mired most, and if I liked them all. Some of them 

 were very good-looking girls ; but fearing I should 

 give offence if I drew any comparison between them, 

 I stated my approbation of the entire herd ! — and 

 Moloka was pleased. A heavy thunder-shower now 

 drove us indoors, and I retired to sleep at an early 

 hour. 



Feasting, dancing, &c., were kept up in the village all 

 next day ; and Moloka went in the afternoon to Matiti, 

 to say good-bye to Mr. Young. On his return, about 

 8 P.M., everything was got in readiness for an early 

 start next morning ; and daylight had not dawned 

 when we set off. I was accompanied by Moloka, 

 Chippootoola, Chinsoro, and six of Moloka's men, 

 carrying spare guns, provisions, and ammunition. 

 Walking down the river's bank, we arrived at Chibisa 

 about 10 A.M., where one of the Makololos, by name 

 Murreemema, was chief. I found him and two of 

 his tribe who had accompanied us to Nyassa (Charlie 

 and Sequasha), sitting under a large tree in the vil- 

 lage, eating plantains and drinking pombe. I was 

 most hospitably received both by the chief and the 



