no MATABELE LAND. 



the king. Then the king told Fairbairn that he was 

 getting rich and did not want his trade. Fairbairn 

 got angry, and the result was that this morning he 

 had a row. The king sent some large decayed teeth, 

 which Fairbairn bought, and then some other teeth, 

 which he could not buy, and which were sent to 

 Gubuluwayo and sold ; but in the meantime the king 

 had offered Fairbairn two small teeth for a double- 

 barrelled gun, less than cost price, and Fairbairn 

 had left the kino; in disgust. 



"Went to the king's kraal with John and greeted 

 the king who was lying in his waggon, but as, after 

 greeting us in return, he took no further notice of us 

 and remained lying, I went away and had a nap in 

 my waggon. Fairbairn afterwards had tiffin with 

 me, and then we went together to the king, but he 

 was still in his waggon — if not asleep, lying invisible; 

 put out, I think, about Fairbairn. We waited long 

 outside the kraal, and at length, near sundown, an 

 induna came in white man's clothing and with a 

 shield, wearing feathers on his head hanging under 

 his hat, and accompanied by warriors. He, to call 

 the king, began shouting out compliments in a loud 

 voice, amongst which the words ' Mosilikatze ' and 

 ' inkosi ' (king) were frequently repeated, and a 

 request made that the king would treat him kindly. 

 This referred to beer and beef, which of course he 

 would get. At last he finished, and went away 

 unnoticed by the king, who however soon came out, 

 and Fairbairn, John, and I went to him, Dick and 

 Jacob following. It was so late that we did little. 



