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wnere; but a source of annoyance was found where it was 

 not expected. Many of their wives had married other 

 men during our two years' absence. Mashauana's wife, 

 who had borne him two children, was among the number. 

 He wished to appear not to feel it much, saying, "Why, 

 wives are as plentiful as grass, and I can get another : she 

 may go ;" but he would add, " If I had that fellow, I 

 would open his ears for hint." As most of them had more 

 wives than one, I tried to console them by saying that 

 they had still more than I had, and that they had enough 

 yet; but they felt the reflection to be galling that, while 

 they were toiling, another had been devouring their corn. 

 Some of their wives came with very 3 r oung infants in their 

 arms. This excited no discontent; and for some I had to 

 speak to the chief to order the men, who had married tho 

 only wives some of my companions ever had, to restore 

 them. 



Sunday, August 5. — A large audience listened most atten- 

 tively to my morning address. Surely some will remember 

 the ideas conveyed, and pray to our merciful Father, who 

 would never have thought of him but for this visit. The 

 invariably kind and respectful treatment I have received, 

 from these and many other heathen tribes in this central 

 country, together with the attentive observations of many 

 years, have led me to the belief that, if one exerts him- 

 self for their good, he will never be ill treated. There 

 may be opposition to his doctrine, but none to the man 

 himself. 



While still at Naliele, a party which had been sent after 

 me by Masiko arrived. He was much disappointed because 

 I had not visited him. They brought an elephant's tusk, 

 two calabashes of honey, two baskets of maize, and one 

 of groundnuts, as a present. Masiko wished to say that 

 he had followed the injunction which I had given as the 

 will of God, and lived in peace until his brother Limboa 

 came, captured his women as they went to their gardens, 

 *d4 then appeared before his stockade. Masiko offered to 



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