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returned to the town, and then summoned the deserter 

 into his presence. " You did not wish to die on the field, 

 you wished to die at home, did you ? you shall have your 

 wish!" and he was instantly led off and executed. The 

 present race of young men are inferior in most respects to 

 their fathers. The old Makololo had many manly virtues ; 

 they were truthful, and never stole, excepting in what they 

 considered the honourable way of lifting cattle in fair fight. 

 But this can hardly be said of then- sons ; who, having 

 been brought up among the subjected tribes, have acquired 

 some of the vices peculiar to a menial and degraded race. A 

 few of the old Makololo cautioned us not to leave any of 

 our property exposed, as the blacks were great thieves ; and 

 some of our own men advised us to be on our guard, as the 

 Makololo also would steal. A very few trifling articles were 

 stolen by a young Makololo ; and he, on being spoken to on 

 the subject, showed great ingenuity in excusing himself, by a 

 plausible and untruthful story. The Makololo of old were hard 

 workers, and did not consider labour as beneath them ; but 

 their sons never work, regarding it as fit only for the 

 Mashona and Makalaka servants. Sebituane, seeing that 

 the rival tribes had the advantage over his, in knowing how 

 to manage canoes, had his warriors taught to navigate ; 

 and his own son, with his companions, paddled the Chief's 

 canoe. All the dishes, baskets, stools, and canoes, are 

 made by the black tribes called Manyeti and Matlotlora. 

 The houses are built by the women and servants. The Mako- 

 lolo women are vastly superior to any we have yet seen. 

 They are of a light warm brown complexion, have pleasant 

 countenances, and are remarkably quick of apprehension. 

 They dress neatly, wearing a kilt and mantle, and have 

 many ornaments. Sebituane's sister, the head lady of 



