no MATABELE LAND. 
Fairbairn referred to Selous, a small man ; he had 
not been afraid, he said. ' Would he tell If he had 
shown signs of fear, or were you there to see ?' asked 
the kinof. Then the kino- told Fairbairn that he was 
getting rich and did not want his trade. Fairbairn 
got angry, and the result was that this morning he 
had a row. The king sent some large decayed teeth, 
which Fairbairn bought, and then some other teeth, 
which he could not buy, and which were sent to 
Gubuleweyo and sold ; but in the meantime the king 
had offered Fairbairn two small teeth for a double- 
barrelled gun, less than cost price, and Fairbairn 
had left the king in disgust. 
"Went to the king's kraal with John, and greeted 
the king, who was lying in his waggon, but as, after 
greeting us in return, he took no further notice of us 
and remained lying, I went away and had a nap in 
my waggon. Fairbairn afterwards had tiffin with 
me, and then we went together to the king, but he 
was still in his waggon — if not asleep, lying invisible; 
put out, I think, about Fairbairn. We waited long 
outside the kraal, and at length, near sundown, an 
induna came in white man's clothing, and with a 
shield, wearing feathers on his head hanging under 
his hat, and accompanied by warriors. He, to call 
the king, began shouting out compliments in a loud 
voice, amongst which the words ' Mosilikatze' and 
'Incose' (king), were frequently repeated, and a 
request made that the king would treat him kindly. 
This referred to beer and beef, which of course he 
would get. At last he finished, and went away 
