DR. LIVINGSTONE REPROVES SEKELETU. 321 



Since nry arrival in England, information has been re- 

 ceived from Mr. Gabriel that this party had arrived on the 

 west coast, but that the ivory had been disposed of to some 

 Portuguese merchants in the interior, and the men had 

 been obliged to carry it down to Loancla. They had not 

 been introduced to Mr. Gabriel, but that gentleman, having 

 learned that they were in the city, went to them and pro- 

 nounced the names Pitsane, Mashauana, when all-started up 

 and crowded round him. When Mr. G. obtained an inter- 

 preter, he learned that they had been ordered by Sekeletu 

 to be sure and go to my brother, as he termed him. Mr. 

 G. behaved in the same liberal manner as he had done to 

 my companions, and they departed for their distant home 

 after bidding him a formal and affectionate adieu. 



During the time of our absence at Loanda, the Makololo 

 had made two forays and captured large herds of cattle. 

 One to the lake was in order to punish Lechulatebe for 

 the insolence he had manifested after procuring some fire- 

 arms ; and the other to Sebola Makwaia, a chief living far 

 to the N.E. This was most unjustifiable, and had been 

 condemned by all the influential Makololo. 



In accordance with the advice of my Libonta friends, I 

 did not fail to reprove " my child Sekeletu" for his marau- 

 ding This was not done in an angry manner, for no good 

 is ever achieved by fierce denunciations. Motibe, his 

 father-in-law, said to me, " Scold him much, but don't let 

 others hear you." 



The Makololo expressed great satisfaction with the route 

 we had opened up to tho west, and soon after our arrival a 

 "picho" was called, in order to discuss the question of 

 removal to the Barotse valley, so that they might be nearer 

 the market. Some of the older men objected to abandon- 

 ing the line of defence afforded by the rivers Chobe and 

 Zambesi against their southern enemies the Matebele. The 

 Makololo generally have an aversion to the Barotse valley, 

 on account of the fevers which are annually engendered in 

 it as the waters dry up. They prefer it only as a cattle- 



