180 LIFE OF DA VID LIVINGSTONE, LL.D. 



to by Dr. Tidman in his speech before the members of the Geographical Society, 

 is so interesting that we find room for several lengthy extracts. The influence 

 Dr. Moffat had over this powerful and cruel savage chief is evidenced by 

 his consenting to visit his enemies the Makololo with him. We cannot 

 help regretting that difficulties — as we shall see — prevented their reaching 

 Linyanti. It would have been interesting to notice how the Makololo and 

 Matabele, who had been enemies for nearly forty years, would have deported 

 themselves, when meeting in their unwonted character of friends. Mr. Chap- 

 man, whose travels we have drawn upon so frequently, and Mr. Edwards, 

 another English traveller, accompanied Dr. Moffat. The party started in 

 June, 1854 ; on June 20th they reached Sekomi's town : — 



" This morning, at an early hour, Sekomi, who had been often heard to 

 say that he would not give up the letters and papers until Livingstone himself 

 should come with a large reward, sent down the parcels, the very sight of 

 which grieved me. Most of them ought to have been sent a twelvemonth 

 ago. Soon after a number of men presented themselves before my waggon, 

 and a rather insignificant person saluted me, to which I answered by remark- 

 ing that I was going to see the chief. He laughed, and added, ' I am 

 Sekomi ! ' I remarked that he was beforehand with me, as it was my duty 

 to wait on him as my superior, according to custom. He admitted this with 

 something like a smile, but appeared quite at a loss to know what to say. He 

 felt he had got into a difficulty and lost my esteem (if ever I had any for 

 him), by not forwarding Livingstone's parcels, for which he knew well he 

 would be rewarded. He tried to get out a sentence or two in palliation of his 

 ungrateful conduct to Livingstone, who, I knew, had been kind to him, but 

 made such a bungling excuse, that I recommended him to confess at once that 

 he had behaved badly, and I should then hope he would improve some day. 

 I tried to convince him how sorry I was, but he only laughed, and tried to 

 divert my thoughts from the subject, by telling me how glad he was to see me. 

 The subject of Christian instruction was introduced, and its importance 

 enlarged upon, but it proved most unwelcome." 



On the 10th of July they came across several Bamanguato — subjects of 

 Moselekatse. 



"We got two of them to guide our waggons to a neighbouring village 

 of the same people, where they said were some cattle, and an officer belong- 

 ing to Moselekatse. With grateful hearts we saw that all was right, and much 

 sooner than we yesterday anticipated. After advancing several miles we 

 were met by a company of the same people, who requested us to halt till they 

 should communicate with a chief man at a village about five miles beyond. To 

 their inquiries as to what they were to say to the chief man, they were told 

 that I was Moffat, or Moshete, as they pronounce it, of the Kuruman. 

 Though no one of the scores who were standing round had seen me, they 



