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was himself also supplied " with a good new tent, made by 

 his friends on board the Philomel." 



Their baggage was indeed heavy when they left their 

 kind friends at Loanda on the 20th of September, 1854, 

 after a halt of nearly four months : but the Bishop had 

 furnished them with twenty carriers, and ordered the 

 Commandants of the districts they had to pass through 

 to give them all needful help. Their way was slow, but 

 the country was beautiful and rich almost beyond imagina- 

 tion, and the inhabitants were courteous and friendly. 

 The Makololo were pained by the dryness of the soil, to 

 which their feet were unaccustomed, but their spirits bore 

 them up ; and while on their way they were composing 

 songs to be sung when they should reach Liny an ti. Like 

 other poets they were somewhat vain-glorious. " It is well, 

 they said, that you came with the Makololo, for no tribe 

 could have done what we have accomplished in coming to 

 the white man's country: we are the true Ancients that can 

 tell wonderful things." 



At Golungo Alto several of the Makololo suffered from 

 malaria, and one of them had an attack of mania. He 

 started up one day saying to his companions — '/ remain well, 

 I am called away to the gods!" and off he ran at full speed. 

 He was caught, after a long race, and brought back; and 

 through gentle treatment he in a few days recovered. 

 Livingstone also suffered by fever, while halting in the 

 same neighbourhood at the hospitable house of Mr Canto. 



On the 14th of December the whole party were suf- 

 ficiently recovered to resume their journey; and after 

 crossing the Lucalla (one of the feeders of the river Coanza) 

 they turned southwards to see the famous rocks of Pungo 

 Andongo, and to visit the domains of Colonel Pires — one 

 of the richest, wisest, and most patriotic men of the whole 

 Province. On his estate cattle are found in thousands: 

 his dairies produce excellent cheese and butter: his wheat- 



