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who was who. He proposed sending a deputation with us 

 to Sekeletu, in order to renew the friendly intercourse of 

 former years, which of late had been broken by marauding 

 and war : but the Doctor said he did not know whether 

 Sekeletu was governing wisely, or whether he was hearkening 

 to the counsels of the old warriors, who wished him to follow 

 in the footsteps of his warlike father, Sebetuane. As we 

 were spending the evening opposite Mochue, some men came 

 with a marimba and accompaniments of buffalo-horns beaten 

 with sticks ; but our men, knowing that we soon tired of 

 their monotonous tunes and ungainly dancing, ordered them 

 away. On the islands and on the left bank of the Zambesi, 

 all the way from the river Kafue, there is a large popu- 

 lation ; the right bank is equally fertile, but depopulated, 

 because Moselekatse does not allow any one to live there 

 who might raise an alarm when he sends out marauders 

 beyond. From Moloi's village onwards, the people, though 

 Batoka, are called Bawe and Ba Selea. Much salt is made 

 on the rivulet Losito, and sold in large quantities, and very 

 cheap. 



We passed through a fertile country, covered with open 

 forest, accompanied by the friendly Bawe. They are very 

 hospitable ; many of them were named, among themselves, 

 " the Baenda pezi," or " Go-nakeds," their only clothing- 

 being a coat of red ochre. Occasionally stopping at their 

 villages we were duly lullilooed, and regaled with sweet 

 new-made beer, which, being yet unfermented, was not in- 

 toxicating. It is in this state called Liting or Makonde. 

 Some of the men carry large shields of buffalo-hide, and 

 all are well supplied with heavy spears. The vicinity 

 of the villages is usually cleared and cultivated in large 

 patches ; but nowhere can the country be said to be stocked 



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