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fire-arms : and the other to Sebola Makwaia, a chief living 

 tar to the N.K. This was most unjustifiable, and had 

 been condemned by all the influential Makololo. Ben- 

 Habib, however, had, in coming from Zanzibar, visited 

 Sebola Makwaia, and found that the chief town was 

 governed by an old woman of that name. She received 

 him kindly, and gave him a large quantity of magnificent 

 ivory, sufficient to set him up as a trader, at a very 

 small cost ; but, his party having discharged their guns, 

 Ben-Habib observed that the female chief and her people 

 were extremely alarmed, and would have fled and left 

 their cattle in a panic, had he not calmed their fears. 

 Ben-Habib informed the uncle of Sekeletu that he could 

 easily guide him thither, and he might get a large number of 

 cattle without any difficulty. This uncle advised Sekeletu 

 to go ; and, as the only greatness he knew, was imitation 

 of his father's deeds, he went, but was not so successful 

 as was anticipated. Sebola Makwaia had fled on hearing 

 of the approach of the Makololo ; and, as the country is 

 marshy and intersected in every direction by rivers, 

 they could not easily pursue her. They captured canoes, 

 and, pursuing up different streams, came to a small lake 

 called " Shuia." Having entered the Iyoangwa, flowing to 

 the eastward, they found it advisable to return, as the 

 natives in those parts became more warlike the further 

 they went in that direction. Before turning, the Arab 

 pointed out an elevated ridge in the distance, and said 

 to the Makololo, " When we see that, we always know 

 that we are only ten or fifteen days from the sea." On 

 seeing him afterwards, he informed me that on the same 

 ridge, but much further to the north, the Banyassa 

 lived, and that the rivers flowed from it towards the S.W. 

 He also confirmed the other Arab's account that the 

 Loapula, which he had crossed at the town of Cazembe, 

 flowed in the same direction, and into the Leeambye. 



Several of the influential Makololo who had engaged 

 in these marauding expeditions, had died before our 

 arrival, and Nokwane nad succumbed to his strange 

 disease. Ramosantane had perished through vomiting 

 blood from over-fatigue in the march, and Lerimo was 

 affected by a leprosy peculiar to the Barotse valley. In 

 accordance with the advice of my I^ibonta friends, I did 

 not fail to reprove " my child Sekeletu " for his 

 marauding. This was not done in an angry manner, 



