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sixpence a-day, in unloading a coal-vessel that had come 

 from England; and proved themselves good free-labourers, 

 sticking steadily to their work for more than a month. In 

 their own words — they had laboured every day, from sun- 

 rise to sun-set, for a moon and a half; unloading, as quickly 

 as they could, " stones that burn," till they were tired out. 



With the money thus gained, they purchased clothing 

 and ornaments to take back with them on their journey 

 home : and our author has thought it deserving of remark, 

 that when taken to a shop where they saw many specimens 

 of calico — some of which were flimsy, but of gaudy colours ; 

 and when told to choose what they most valued, they all 

 selected the strongest and best specimens of English calico, 

 without any reference whatever to colour. Facts such as 

 I have stated prove that the poor African is our brother — 

 not to be trampled on, but to be won with kindness — to be 

 taught gradually the arts of life, and he is willing to be 

 taught — to be instructed in the pure lessons and hopes of 

 the Gospel — and so be raised to the level of a true Christian 

 brother, who may at length learn how to walk in the ways 

 of pleasantness and the paths of peace. But, these lessons, 

 alas ! he has seldom been taught, during the past three 

 hundred years, by the men of Europe who have gone to the 

 outskirts of his country. 



The objects our author had in view were so well ap- 

 proved of by the authorities of Loanda that they voted a 

 colonel's uniform and a horse for Sekeletu, and suits of 

 clothing for all the men who had come on the expedition 

 The merchants, by public subscription, gave them specimens 

 of all the best articles of trade; and two donkeys were 

 added, in the hope of introducing that beast of burden among 

 the Makololo — on many accounts valuable, and most of all 

 because it is insensible to the poison of the Tsetse. Dr Living- 

 stone procured also a good stock of cotton-cloth, ammunition 

 and beads, and gave each of his followers a musket ; and he 



