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GRATITUDE OF THE RELEASED CAPTIVE. 



Bashukulompo Mode of wearing the Hair. 



of Monze's sister, who also passes by the same name. Both he 

 and his sister are feminine in their appearance, but disfigured by 

 the foolish custom of knocking out the upper front teeth. 



It is not often that jail-birds turn out well, but the first person 

 who appeared to welcome us at the village of Monze's sister was 

 the prisoner we had released in the way. He came with a 

 handsome present of corn and meal, and, after praising our kind- 

 ness to the villagers who had assembled around us, asked them, 

 '.' What do you stand gazing at ? Don't you know that they have 



