1873.] CHITAMBO MOURNS FOR HIS FRIEND. 315. 



honours should be shown to the dead, and the customary 

 mourning was arranged forthwith. 



At the proper time, Chitambo, leading his people, and 

 accompanied by his wives, came to the new settlement. He 

 was clad in a broad red cloth, which covered the shoulders, 

 whilst the wrapping of native cotton cloth, worn round the 

 waist, fell as low as his ankles. All carried bows, arrows, and 

 spears, but no guns were seen. Two drummers joined in 

 the loud wailing lamentation, which so indelibly impresses 

 itself on the memories of people who have heard it in the 

 East, whilst the band of servants fired volley after volley 

 in the air, according to the strict rule of Portuguese and. 

 Arabs on such occasions. 



As yet nothing had been done to the corpse. 



A separate hut was now built, about ninety feet from the 

 principal one. It was constructed in such a manner that 

 it should be open to the air at the top, and sufficiently 

 strong to defy the attempts of any wild beast to break 

 through it. Firmly driven boughs and saplings were 

 planted side by side and bound together, so as to make a 

 regular stockade. Close to this building the men con- 

 structed their huts, and, finally, the whole settlement had 

 another high stockade carried completely around it. 



Arrangements were made the same day to treat the corpse 

 on the following morning. One of the men, Safene, whilst 

 in Kalunganjovu's district, bought a large quantity of salt : 

 this was purchased of him for sixteen strings of beads, 

 there was besides some brandy in the Doctor's stores, 

 and with these few materials they hoped to succeed in 

 their object. 



Farijala was appointed to the necessary task. He had 

 picked up some knowledge of the method pursued in 

 making post-mortem examinations, whilst a servant to a 

 doctor at Zanzibar, and at his request, Carras, one of the 

 Nassick boys, was told off to assist him. Previous to this,. 



