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CHAPTER XIV. 



Sekeletu and our presents — His idea of artillery practice — Sebituane's sister's 

 description of the first appearance of fever — The Makololo the most intelli- 

 gent of all the tribes seen by us — The Makololo of Old and Young Africa — 

 The women, their appearance and ornaments — Results of polygamy — 

 Respectability reckoned by the number of wives — Apparent, but not real, 

 buying of wives — Elegant amusements of the ladies — Matokwane — 

 Smoking, and its effects — Novel use of a spoon — Raw butter — Begging — 

 The Chiefs perquisites — The Makololo who had seen the sea — Justice 

 among the Makololo — The rights of labour — Religious instruction — 

 Native views on matrimony — The Chief and the headmen — Capital 

 punishment — An old warrior — Ancient costume of the Makololo — Houses 

 built by the women — Amusements of the children — Makololo faith in 

 medicine — Dr. Livingstone revisits Linyanti — The wagon left there in 

 1853 is found in safe keeping, with its contents — A native Proclamation — 

 Burial-place of Mr. Helmore and his companions — Faithfulness of the 

 Makololo — Sekeletu's health improves — His esteem for Dr. Kirk — His 

 desire for an English Settlement on the Batoka Highlands — Stealing cattle 

 considered no crime — Divine Service at Sesheke — Native doubts as to the 

 possibility of a Resurrection. 



Sekeletu was well pleased with the various articles we 

 brought for him, and inquired, if a ship could not bring 

 his sugar-mill and the other goods we had been obliged to 

 leave behind at Tette. On hearing that there was a possi- 

 bility of a powerful steamer ascending as far as S.inamane's, 

 but never above the Grand Victoria Falls, he asked, with 

 charming simplicity, if a cannon could not blow away the 

 Falls, so as to allow the vessel to come up to Sesheke. 



To save the tribe from breaking up, by the continual loss 

 of real Makololo, it ought at once to remove to the healthy 

 Batoka highlands, near the Kafue. Fully aware of this, Seke- 

 letu remarked that all his people, save two, were convinced, 

 that if they remained in the lowlands, a few years would 



