812 LIVINGSTONE'S LAST JOURNALS. [Chap. XII. 



In this case a man came to me, and, addressing his fellows, 

 said, "This is only yonr pombe. White man, do not 

 stand among them, but go away," and then he placed 

 himself between me and a portion of the assailants, abont 

 thirty of whom were making their warlike antics. While 

 walking quietly away with my good friend they ran in 

 front and behind bushes and trees, took aim with bow 

 and arrow, but none shot: the younger men ran away 

 with our three goats. "When we had gone a quarter of a 

 mile my friend told me to wait and he would bring the 

 goats, which he did : I could not feel the inebriates to 

 be enemies; but in that state they are the worst one 

 can encounter, for they have no fear as they have when 

 sober. One snatched away a fowl from our guide, that too 

 was restored by our friend. I did not load my gun ; for any 

 accidental discharge would have inflamed them to rashness. 

 We got away without shedding blood, and were thankful. 

 The Mazitu raid has produced lawlessness in the country : 

 every one was taken as an enemy. 



14th July. — We remained a day at the stockade of 

 Moieggea. A Banyamwezi or Garaganza man is settled here 

 in Kabaia's district, and on the strong rivulet called Mato. 

 We felt secure only among the strangers, and they were 

 friendly with us. 



15^ July. — At the village on the south bank of the 

 Mpanda we were taken by the headman as Mazitu. He 

 was evidently intoxicated, and began to shut his gates with 

 frantic gesticulations. I offered to go away ; but others of 

 his people, equally intoxicated, insisted on my remaining. I 

 sat down a little, but seeing that the chief was still alarmed, 

 I said to his people, " The chief objects and I can't stay : "" 

 they saw the reasonableness of this, but I could not get 

 my cowardly attendants to come on, though one said to 

 me, " Come, I shall show you the way : we must speak nice 

 to them." This the wise boys think the perfection of virtue: 



