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tion of shooting these animals, but was soon taken up and 

 carried before the Chief. He was kept a prisoner at large for 

 three months, and allowed to hunt the buffalo, giraffe, rhino- 

 ceros, and antelope as much as he pleased ; but the moment 

 he began to follow the tracks of the elephant, his attendants, 

 or keepers, turned his horse's head in the opposite direction. 



The Makololo man, Seroke, who had recently returned 

 from Benguela, with the tails of the poor bewitched horses, 

 called on us with some of his companions soon after our 

 arrival. They had found out that all the Doctor had told 

 them about the land being surrounded by the ocean was true. 

 They had seen the sea, and the wonders of the sea-shore, and 

 ships, just as the Book had said : travellers alone knew any- 

 thing, while those who knew not the Book, and remained at 

 home, were mere children in knowledge. The merchants of 

 Benguela had treated them kindly ; and, to encourage trade 

 with the Makololo, had given to each one a liberal present of 

 clothing. Before coming to visit us they put on all these new 

 clothes, and were certainly better dressed than we were our- 

 selves. They wore shirts, well washed and starched, coats, 

 and trousers, white socks and patent-leather boots, a red 

 Kilmarnock cowl on the head, and a brown wide-awake on 

 the top of that. They had a long conversation with our men 

 about the wonderful things they had seen, and all agreed 

 that the Makololo who tarried at home were mere game, or 

 beasts of the field. But their wealthier neighbours, referred 

 to as poloholo, or game, were by no means disposed to admit 

 that the travellers knew more than they did. "They had 

 seen the sea, had they, and what is that? Nothing but 

 water ; they could see plenty of water at home, — ay, more 

 than they wanted to see ; and white people came to their 

 towns : why then travel to the Coast, to look at them ?" 



Justice appears upon the whole to be pretty fairly admi- 



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