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and devour the poor lambs as soon as they make their 

 appearance. 



3rd June. — The cow-buffalo fell down foaming at the 

 mouth, and expired. The meat looks fat and nice, and is 

 relished by the people, a little glariness seemed to be 

 present on the foreleg, and I sometimes think that, not- 

 withstanding the dissimilarity of the symptoms observed 

 in the camels and buffaloes now, and those we saw in 

 oxen and horses, the evil may be the tsetse, after all, 

 but they have been badly used, without a doubt. The calf 

 has a cut half an inch deep, the camels have had large 

 ulcers, and at last a peculiar smell, which portends death. 

 I feel perplexed, and not at all certain as to the real causes 

 of death. 



I asked Matumora if the Matambwe believed in God, he 

 replied, that he did not know Him, and I was not to ask the 

 people among whom I was going if they prayed to Him 7 

 because they would imagine that I wished them to be killed. 

 I told him that we loved to speak about Him, &c. He said, 

 when they prayed they offered a little meal and then prayed, 

 but did not know much about Him. 



They have all great reverence for the Deity, and the deli- 

 berate way in which they say "We don't know Him" is 

 to prevent speaking irreverently, as that may injure the 

 country. The name is "Muiungu": Makochera afterwards 

 said, that " He was not good, because He killed so many 

 people." 



Aih June. — Left Ngomano. I was obliged to tell the 

 Nassick boys that they must either work or return, it 

 was absurd to have them eating up our goods, and not even 

 carrying their own things, and I would submit to it no more : 

 five of them carry bales, and two the luggage of the rest. 

 Abraham and Bichard are behind. I gave them bales to 

 carry, and promised them ten rupees per month, to begin 

 on this date. Abraham has worked hard all along, and his 



