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pounds. When I smiled at Sambanza's walk, the people re- 

 marked, " That is the way in which they show off" their lordship 

 in these parts." 



Manenko was quite decided in the adoption of the policy of 

 friendship with the Makololo which we recommended ; and, by 

 way of cementing the bond, she and her counsellors proposed 

 that Kolimbota should take a wife among them. By this expe- 

 dient she hoped to secure his friendship, and also accurate in- 

 formation as to the future intentions of the Makololo. She 

 thought that he would visit the Balonda more frequently after- 

 wards, having the good excuse of going to see his wife ; and the 

 Makololo would never, of course, kill the villagers among whom 

 so near a relative of one of their own children dwells. Kolim- 

 bota, I found, thought favourably of the proposition, and it after- 

 wards led to his desertion from us. 



On the evening of the day in which Manenko arrived, we were 

 delighted by the appearance of Mosantu and an imposing em- 

 bassy from Masiko. It consisted of all his underchiefs, and they 

 brought a fine elephant's tusk, two calabashes of honey, and a 

 large piece of blue baize, as a present. The last was mtended 

 perhaps to show me that he was a truly great chief, who had 

 such stores of white men's goods at hand that he could afford 

 to give presents of them ; it might also be intended for Mosantu, 

 for chiefs usually remember the servants ; I gave it to him. 

 Masiko expressed delight, by his principal men, at the return of 

 the captives, and at the proposal of peace and alliance with the 

 Makololo. He stated that he never sold any of Ins own people 

 to the Mambari, but only captives whom his people kidnapped 

 from small neighbouring tribes. When the question was put, 

 whether his people had been in the habit of molesting the Mako- 

 lolo by kidnapping their servants and stealing canoes, it was 

 admitted that two of his men, when hunting, had gone to the 

 Makololo gardens, to see if any of their relatives were there. 

 As the great object in all native disputes is to get both parties 

 to turn over a new leaf, I explained the desirableness of forget- 

 ting past feuds, accepting the present Makololo professions 

 as genuine, and avoiding in future to gi\e them any cause for 

 marauding. I presented Masiko with an ox, furnished by Seke- 

 lotu as provision for ourselves. All these people are excessively 



