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August, 

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fore him, and, when lie was satisfied, gave him his own hut to 

 sleep in. 



" In the middle of the night, the poor beggar got up and 

 aroused the charitable man, saying, ' You have done me a good 

 turn, and now I will do the same for you; but what I tell you 

 none of your neighbors must know.' 



" The charitable man promised to be as secret as the grave ; 

 on which the old *nan told him that in a few nights he would 

 hear a great storm of wind and rain, and that when it com- 

 menced he must arise and fly with all his belongings. 



" Having uttered this warning, the beggar departed. 



" Two days afterward the charitable man heard rain and 

 wind such as he had never before heard, and said, ' The words 

 that the old man spoke are true.' He got up in haste, and 

 with his wives, goats, slaves, fowls, and all his property, left 

 the doomed jDlace safely. 



" Next morning where the village had stood was Lake Dilolo ; 

 and to the present day people camping on its banks, or crossing 

 in canoes on still nights, can hear the sound of pounding corn, 

 the songs of women, the crowing of cocks, and the bleating of 

 goats." 



Such is the true and veracious leg-end of Lake Dilolo. 



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