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A Grave. — Valley of the Quango. — Bamboo. — White Larva? used as Food. — 

 Bashinje Insolence. — A posing Question. — The Chief Sansawe. — His Hostility. 

 — Pass him safely. — The River Quango. — Chiefs mode of dressing his Hair. — 

 Opposition. — Opportune Aid by Cypriano. — His generous Hospitality. — Ability of 

 Half-castes to read and write. — Books and Images. — Marauding Party burned 

 in the Grass. — Arrive at Cassange. — A good Supper. — Kindness of Captain 

 Neves. — Portuguese Curiosity and Questions. — Anniversary of the Resurrection. 

 — No Prejudice against Color. — Country around Cassange. — Sell Sekeletu's Ivory. 

 — Makololo's Surprise at the high Price obtained. — Proposal to return Home, and 

 Reasons. — Soldier-guide. — Hill Kasala.-^-Tala Mungongo, Village of. — Civility of 

 Basongo. — True Negroes. — A Field of Wheat. — Carriers. — Sleeping-places. — 

 Fever. — Enter District of Ambaca. — Good Fruits of Jesuit Teaching. — The Tam- 

 pan ; its Bite. — Universal Hospitality of the Portuguese. — A Tale of the Mam- 

 bari. — Exhilarating Effects of Highland Scenery. — District of Golungo Alto. — 

 Want of good Roads. — Fertility. — Forests of gigantic Timber. — Native Carpen- 

 ters. — Coffee Estate. — Sterility of Country near the Coast. — Musquitoes. — Fears 

 of the Makololo. — Welcome by Mr. Gabriel to Loanda Page 383 



CHAPTER XX. 



Continued Sickness. — Kindness of the Bishop of Angola and her Majesty's Offi- 

 cers. — Mr. Gabriel's unwearied Hospitality. — Serious Deportment of the Mako- 

 lolo. — They visit Ships of War. — Politeness of the Officers and Men. — The Ma- 

 kololo attend Mass in the Cathedral. — Their Remarks. — Find Employment in'" 1 

 collecting Firewood and unloading Coal. — Their superior Judgment respecting 

 Goods. — Beneficial Influence of the Bishop of Angola. — The City of St. Paul 

 de Loanda. — The Harbor. — Custom-house. — No English Merchants. — Sincerity 

 of the Portuguese Government in suppressing the Slave-trade. — Convict Soldiers. 

 — Presents from Bishop and Merchants for Sekeletu. — Outfit. — Leave Loanda 

 20th September, 1854. — Accompanied by Mr. Gabriel as far as Icollo i Bengo. — 

 Sugar Manufactory. — Geology of this part of the Country. — Women spinning 

 Cotton. — Its Price. — Native Weavers. — Market-places. — Cazengo ; its Coffee 

 Plantations. — South American Trees. — Ruins of Iron Foundry. — Native Miners. 

 — The Banks of the Lucalla. — Cottages with Stages. — Tobacco-plants. — Town 

 of Massangano. — Sugar and Rice. — Superior District for Cotton. — Portuguese 

 Merchants and foreign Enterprise. — Ruins. — The Fort and its ancient Guns. — 

 Former Importance of Massangano. — Fires. — The Tribe Kisama. — Peculiar Va- 

 riety of Domestic Fowl. — Coffee Plantations. — Return to Golungo Alto. — Self- 

 complacency of the Makololo. — Fever. — Jaundice. — Insanity 422 



CHAPTER XXI. 



Visit a deserted Convent. — Favorable Report of Jesuits and their Teaching. — Gra- 

 dations of native Society. — Punishment of Thieves. — Palm-toddy ; its baneful 

 Effects. — Freemasons. — Marriages and Funerals. — Litigation. — Mr. Canto's Ill- 

 ness. — Bad Behavior of his Slaves. — An Entertainment. — Ideas on Free Labor. — 

 Loss of American Cotton-seed. — Abundance of Cotton in the country. — Sickness 

 of Sekeletu's Horse. — Eclipse of the Sun. — Insects which distill Water. — Experi- 

 ments with them. — Proceed to Ambaca. — Sickly Season. — Office of Commandant. 

 — Punishment of official Delinquents. — Present from Mr. Schut of Loanda. — Visit 

 Pnngo Andongo. — Its good Pasturage, Grain, Fruit, etc. — The Fort and columnar 

 Rocks. — The Queen of Jinga. — Salubrity of Pungo Andongo. — Price of a Slave. — 



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