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a distance of only fifty miles, when it was necessary, in making 

 a detour, to pass through the village of Hara, in the Itawa 

 country, which had recently been burned by Hamees ; here they 

 were so near Nsama that he heard of Livingstone's being in his 

 vicinity, and sent for him to visit him in his new stockade, about 

 five miles from Hara, but to bring no guns. Livingstone com- 

 plied with the request, and was received becomingly, except that 

 the chief insisted on searching his person to see if any arms were 

 concealed. The Arabs had defeated him in a desperate battle, 

 and though previously Nsama had been regarded as invincible, 

 now his influence was almost destroyed. Yet, for commercial 

 purposes, Hamees desired to make peace with him, and came to 

 Hara to cement the friendship by marrying one of his daughters. 

 The proposal was not readily acceded to, and the people were 

 sorely concerned as to the outcome. In the midst of these doubts, 

 however, a daughter of Nsama came riding pick-a-pack on a man's 

 shoulder into Hara, to be a wife and sacrifice herself for the sake 

 of peace. She was a nice,, modest, good-looking young woman, 

 her hair rubbed all over with grease and a red pigment made 

 from the cam-wood, and much used as an ornament. She was 

 accompanied by a dozen young and old female attendants, each 

 carrying a small basket with some provisions cassava, ground- 

 nuts, etc. The Arabs were all dressed in their finery, and the 

 slaves, in fantastic costumes, flourished swords, fired guns, and 

 yelled vociferously. When she was brought to Hamees' hut she 

 descended from her perch and, with her maids, passed in at the 

 door. She and her attendants had all small, neat features. 

 Livingstone had been sitting beside Hamees, and as he got up 

 and walked away he heard the Arab chief say to himself, 

 "Hamee wadim Tagh ! " "See to what you have brought your- 

 self." This completed the marriage ceremony. 



Nsama's people have generally small, well-chiseled features, 

 and many are really handsome, and have nothing of the West 

 Coast Negro about them ; but they file their teeth to sharp points, 

 and greatly disfigure their mouths. The only difference between 

 them and Europeans is the color. Many of the men have very 



