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him, he entered the daughter's hut by night, and strangled 

 both her and her child. He then tried to make fire in the 

 hut and burn it, so that the murder might not be known ; 

 but the squeaking noise of rubbing the sticks awakened 

 a servant, and the murderer was detected. Both he and 

 his wife were thrown into the river ; the latter having 

 " known of her husband's intentions, and not revealing 

 them." She declared she had dissuaded him from the 

 crime, and, had any one interposed a word, she might 

 have been spared. 



Mpololo exerted himself in every way to supply us with 

 other canoes, and we left Shinte's with him. The Mam- 

 bowe were well received, and departed with friendly 

 messages to their chief Masiko. My men were exceedingly 

 delighted with the cordial reception we met with every- 

 where ; but a source of annoyance was found where it 

 was not expected. Many of their wives had married other 

 men during our two years' absence. Mashauana's wife, 

 who had borne him two children, was among the number. 

 He wished to appear not to feel it much, saying, " Why, 

 wives are as plentiful as grass, and I can get another : 

 she may go ; " but he would add, " If I had that fellow, 

 I would open his ears for him." As most of them had 

 more wives than one, I tried to console them by saying 

 that they had still more than I had, and that they had 

 enough yet ; but they felt the reflection to be galling, 

 that while they were toiling, another had been devouring 

 their corn. Some of their wives came with very young 

 infants in their arms. This excited no discontent ■ and 

 for some, I had to speak to the chief, to order the men, 

 who had married the only wives some of my companions 

 ever had, to restore them. 



Sunday, August $th. — A large audience listened most 

 attentively to my morning address. Surely some will 

 remember the ideas conveyed, and pray to our merciful 

 Father, who would never have thought of Him but for 

 this visit. The invariably kind and respectful treatment 

 I have received from these, and many other heathen 

 tribes in this central country, together with the attentive 

 observations of many years, have led me to the belief that, 

 if one exerts himself for their good, he will never be ill 

 treated. There may be opposition to his doctrine, but 

 none to the man himself. 



While still at Naliele, a party which had been sent 



