CONTENTS. Xill 



recognised the True Form of African Continent — Arrival nt Linyanti — A 

 Grand Picho — Shrewd Inquiry — Sekeletu in his Uniform — A Trading-Party 

 sent to Loanda with Ivory — Mr. Gabriel's Kindness to them — Two Makololo 

 Forays during our Absence — The Makololo desire to be nearer the Market — 

 Opinions upon a Change of Residence — Sekeletu's Hospitality — Sekeletu 

 wishes to purchase a Sugar-Mill, <fcc. — The Donkeys — Influence among the 

 Natives — "Food fit for a Chief" — Parting Words of Mamire — Motibe'8 

 Excuses Page oil 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



Departure from Linyanti — A Thunder-Storm — An Act of Genuine Kindness — 

 Fitted out a Second Time by the Makololo — Sail down the Leeambye — Vic- 

 toria Falls — Native Names — Columns of Vapor — Gigantic Crack — Wear of 

 the Rocks — Second Visit to the Falls — Part with Sekeletu — Night-Tra- 

 velling — Moyara's Village — Savage Customs of the Batoka — A Chain of 

 Trading-Stations—" The Well of Joy"— First Traces of Trade with Euro- 

 peans — Knocking out the Front Teeth — Facetious Explanation — Degrada- 

 tion of the Batoka. — Description of the Travelling-Party — Cross the Ungues! 

 —Ruins of a Large Town 326 



CHAPTER XXVIL 



Low Hills — A Wounded Buffalo assisted — Buffalo-Bird — Rhinoceros-Bird — 

 The Honey-Guide — The White Mountain — Sebituane's Old Home — Hostile 

 Village — Prophetic Frenzy — Friendly Batoka, — Clothing despised — Method 

 of Salutation — The Captive released — The Village of Monze — Aspect of the 

 Country — Visit from the Chief Monze and his Wife — Central Healthy Loca- 

 tions — Friendly Feelings of the People in reference to a White Resident — 

 Kindness and Remarks of Monze's Sister — Generosity of the Inhabitants — 

 Their Anxiety for Medicine — Hooping-Cough 339 



CHAPTER XXVIIL 



Beautiful Valley — Buffalo — My Young Men kill two Elephants — The Hunt — ■ 

 Semalembue — His Presents — Joy in prospect of living in Peace — Trade — Hia 

 People's Way of wearing their Hair — Their Mode of Salutation — Old En- 

 campment — Sebituane's former Residence — Ford of Kafue — Prodigious 

 Quantities of Large Game — Their Tameness — Rains — Less Sickness than in 

 the Journey to Loanda — Reason — Charge from an Elephant — Vast Amount 

 of Animal Life on the Zambesi — Water of River discolored — An Island with 

 Buffaloes and Men on it — Native Devices for killing Game — Tsetse now in 

 Country — Agricultural Industry — An Albino murdered by his Mother — 

 " Guilty of Tlolo" — Women who make their Mouths " like those of Ducks" 

 — First Symptom of the Slave-Trade on this Side — Selole's Hostility — An 

 Armed Party hoaxed — An Italian Marauder slain — Elephant's Tenacity of 

 Life — A Word to Young Sportsmen — Mr. Oswell's Adventure with an Ele- 

 phant: Narrow Escape — Mburuma's Village — Suspicious Conduct of hia 

 People — Guides attempt to detain us — The Village and People of Ma- 

 Mburuma — Character our Guides give of us 351 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



Confluence of Loangwa and Zambesi — Hostile Appearances — Ruins of h 

 Church — Turmoil of Spirit — Cross the River — Friendly Parting — The Situa- 

 tion of Zumbo for Commerce — Pleasant Gardens — Dr. Lacerda's Visit to 

 Cazeinbe — Pereira's Statement — Unsuccessful Attempt to establish Trad» 



