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notorious. One of them placed his knife where he felt satisfied 

 that one of the party would pick it up, and sure enough a young 

 man did pick it up, supposing that he had found it, and put it 

 in a basket. The rascal who had planned the affair of course 

 knew that it had been picked up, and waiting until the party 

 had divided — a part having crossed the river in their canoes — 

 he came forward, charging that some one of the party had 

 stolen his knife. A search of course found the lost property, 

 and the finding of it afforded a chance to impose a fine before 

 they would allow those still on the side of the river with them 

 to cross. At the village of Katende, also, on the 29th, Living- 

 stone was called on to pay a fine for passing through the coun- 

 try. This demand was stoutly resisted. Indeed, it is sadly 

 apparent that these creatures have felt just enough of the in- 

 fluence of the outside world to make them the most unprincipled 

 thieves and extortioners. The wild animals, too, have fled from 

 this region, and there was no possibility of obtaining food except 

 at the hands of these ungenerous chiefs. Hungry and weary, 

 receiving no hospitality, undiverted by even the welcome dan- 

 gers of wild beasts, the devoted man was hardly able to appre- 

 ciate the splendid plains and valleys along which their journey 

 lay. 



At the first village of the Chiboque the coolness and courage 

 of Dr. Livingstone was put to a severe trial. The chief of the 

 town, after making very gracious promises, and pretending 

 much sympathy with the enterprise of the expedition, sud- 

 denly sent a demand for a slave or an ox as tribute for the 

 privilege of passing through the country. And about midday 

 the chief Njambi, having collected his people, suddenly sur- 

 rounded the camp of Livingstone to enforce his demand. 

 There is hardly an expression for our admiration of that won- 

 derful man, experiencing in his heart Christlike feelings of pity 

 and love for these wild men ; sitting quietly on his camp-stool 

 in front of his tent, parleying with this wild and wicked chief. 

 The surrounding party would frequently aim their guns at him 

 and wave their swords and spears. Sometimes it seemed impos- 

 sible but that a terrible fight must occur. The noble band of 

 Makololo were true as could be, and carried themselves as men 

 who had rather a fondness for such sport. It will be remem- 



