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case in Shinte's neighborhood, but were led out to the shelter 

 of some large trees, where they might provide their resting- 

 places themselves. But Katema did not forget the claims of 

 the stranger on his hospitality entirely, for after a little time 

 there came a handsome present of food, which was vastly more 

 important than huts or roofs. 



On the following day Dr. Livingstone was honored with a 

 public reception, as he had been at Shinte's town. The cere- 

 monies of this reception, too, greatly resembled those of the 

 former. Katema was found to be a good-humored, well-fed 

 looking man, and one who enjoyed a hearty laugh amazingly. 

 He rode into the kotla mounted on the shoulders of an active, 

 muscular young man, who moved along quite easily with his 

 heavy weight of dignity. One striking element of this chief- 

 tain's character was his vanity ; he could never be done with his 

 self-praise. But he was generous and wise. When Intemese 

 had given his statement, Katema placed sixteen large -baskets 

 of meal, half a dozen fowls and a dozen eggs before his guest, 

 and, remarking that he did not wish a stranger to be hungry in 

 his town, said: "Go home and cook and eat; you will then be 

 in a fit state to speak with me at an audience which I will give 

 you to-morrow." But tall, vigorous man as he was, so genial 

 and courteous, he was subject to the same degrading supersti- 

 tions which were seen in the humbler people of his country. 



During the entire interview with Dr. Livingstone, he sat 

 waving a large bunch of gnus' tails between himself and the 

 white man, as a protection against any charms which might be 

 employed against him. This man was really the younger 

 brother, and held his position as chief of the tribe more by his 

 wisdom and kindness than of right. His brother was unkind 

 and foolishly alienated his own people, and prejudiced the sub- 

 jects of neighboring tribes. Katema gradually took possession 

 of the hearts of the people, and gathered with them great 

 numbers of refugees from other tribes, until he became the 

 greater chief, and boasted of being the equal of Matiamvo him- 

 self. He did not exhibit the covetousness which had been so 

 annoying in some other towns, but received quite gracefully 

 the few little things which Livingstone was able to present. 



Unlike their southern neighbors, the Balonda are singularly 



