44 START FOR THE COUNTRY OF SEBITUANE. 



the water without feeling thankful that I escaped their 

 jaws. The season was now far advanced; and as Mr. Os- 

 well, with his wonted generous feelings, volunteered, on 

 the spot, to go down to the Cape and bring up a boat, we 

 resolved to make our way south again. 



CHAPTEE IV. 



DR. LIVINGSTONE PERFORMS TWO JOURNEYS IN THE INTERIOR 



AND DISCOVERS THE RIVER ZAMBESI HE SENDS HIS 



FAMILY TO ENGLAND. 



Having returned to Kolobeng, I remained there till 

 April, 1850, and then left in company with Mrs. Living- 

 stone, our three children, and the chief Sechele, — who had 

 now bought a wagon of his own, — in order to go across the 

 Zouga at its lower end, with the intention of proceeding 

 up the northern bank till we gained the Tamunak'le, and 

 of then ascending that river to visit Sebituane in the north. 

 Sekomi had given orders to fill up the wells which we had 

 dug with much labor at Serotli; so we took the more 

 eastern route through the Bamangwato town and by 

 Letloche. That chief asked why I had avoided him in our 

 former journeys. I replied that my reason was that I 

 knew he did not wish me to go to the lake, and I did not 

 want to quarrel with him. "Well," he said, "you beat 

 me then, and I am content." 



Parting with Sechele at the. ford, as he was eager to 

 visit Lechulatebe, we went along the northern woody 

 hank of the Zouga with great labor, having to cut down 

 very many trees to allow the wagons to pass. Our losses 

 by oxen falling into pitfalls were very heavy. The Ba- 

 yeiye kindly opened the pits when tbey knew of our ap- 



