CHAPTEE XXYI. 



WITH THE MISSIONARIES AT SOSHONG. 



A Standing Invitation A Delightful Evening A Life of True Religion Mr. 

 Mackenzie Mr. Hepburn Invited to Outspan at Mr. Mackenzie's My 

 Host's Little Girl Introduced to King Kama His Personal Appearance 

 and Manners Permits me to Hunt Sunday in Soshong Worship An 

 Impressive Day The Life of a Missionary How the Bechuanas meet with 

 Accident An Amusing Experience on Mr. Hepburn's part Inquiring for 

 Water, he finds a Lion and Lioness (asleep) Hunters boxed up in a Kraal 

 On the Look-out for the Imprisoning Lion Putting an End to his Existence 

 Sneers of Stay-at-home Sportsmen A Vindication of Gordon Gumming 



Among the Traders at Soshong Charlie , a Character An Unknown 



arrives Personal Appearance of the Mysterious Individual Charlie tells a 

 Story in his best Style But is interrupted by a regular "B,pm-bom " The 

 " Bom-bom "-Ejaculator's Nose is pulled The Outrage stopped Explana- 

 tion of the Strange Conduct Charlie abstracts Roast Ducks Found in 

 the "Bom-bom " Charlie abruptly disappears. 



MR. DAWSON, the representative of Mr. Cruikshanks, 

 to whom I had a letter of introduction, came out and 

 welcomed me. He had heard of my arrival in Marico, 

 but did not believe I could reach Soshong alone. 

 However, as I had succeeded, a standing invitation 

 was given me to take my meals with him whenever 

 so disposed. 



I soon managed to buy some water from a number 

 of girls hovering about with large lotas on their heads, 

 containing five or six gallons ; for each I paid a 

 pannikin full of unground mealies. 



Having had a good wash, and put on clean gar- 

 ments, I went up to deliver a letter of introduction to 



